TOML::XS versions before 0.06 for Perl bundle an unsupported and vulnerable version of…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
TOML::XS versions before 0.06 for Perl bundle an unsupported and vulnerable version of tomlc99. The tomlc99 library is no longer maintained, and has an uncontrolled recursion vulnerability publicly reported in the issue tracker. Any caller that passes untrusted TOML to from_toml risks a stack overflow from a deeply-nested document. TOML::XS version 0.06 or later uses the successor tomlc17 library.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA TOML::XS (FELIPE) Fixed in 0.06
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-16634
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hr7v-gv37-xpx2
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-16634 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-16634 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hr7v-gv37-xpx2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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