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TI-2026-11350 Aliases CVE-2026-13401GHSA-8299-xh3w-xhx5

Infinite loop in CODECHILD XML::Bare

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-835Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-835.

Summary

XML::Bare versions through 0.53 for Perl will hang in an infinite loop when parsing malformed attributes. The parserc_parse function never advances the attribute-parse state cursor on certain malformed attribute forms, looping forever. Nameless attributes such as "<a ='c'>" or unbalanced quotes "<a b='''''''c'>" can trigger this condition.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00609 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CODECHILDXML::Bareup to 0.53—No fix listedCNA
  • XML::Bare VendorCODECHILD Affected up to 0.53 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-13401
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8299-xh3w-xhx5
  3. 2026-10-25 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

Patch 1

Other 1

  • TI-2026-41063 Out-of-bounds read in CODECHILD HTML::Bare CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-41064 Out-of-bounds read in CODECHILD XML::Bare CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-11347 Infinite loop in CODECHILD HTML::Bare CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources

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