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TI-2026-11516 Aliases CVE-2026-13593GHSA-89gv-4m9m-97p2

Memory leak in GTERMARS CSS::Minifier::XS

Priority LOW 35CWE-401Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-401.

Summary

CSS::Minifier::XS versions before 0.14 for Perl have a memory leak when the entire document is minified away. The minify function has a memory leak when processing a document containing only characters to be removed, such as comments and whitespace.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00292 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed CSS::Minifier::XS (GTERMARS): 0.14

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
GTERMARSCSS::Minifier::XSbefore 0.140.14Patch availableCNA
  • CSS::Minifier::XS VendorGTERMARS Affected before 0.14 Fixed in 0.14 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA CSS::Minifier::XS (GTERMARS) Fixed in 0.14

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-13593
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-89gv-4m9m-97p2

References

  • TI-2026-40413 Uncontrolled resource consumption in GTERMARS JavaScript::Minifier::XS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-40412 Out-of-bounds read in GTERMARS JavaScript::Minifier::XS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources