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Text::CSV_XS for Perl returns a 0xFF byte not in the input

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-1286Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Text-CSV_XS versions before 1.65 for Perl are affected. When input ends with a separator and a lone CR, the parser reads the end of input as the next character and stores an end-of-file marker as a 0xFF byte in the last field (CWE-1286). A remote attacker who can supply CSV input without privileges or user interaction can make the application receive a byte that is not in its input.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

Text::CSV_XS versions before 1.65 for Perl return a 0xFF byte that is not in the input for an empty last field followed by a lone CR in parse. When the input to parse ends in a separator and a lone CR, the parser treats the end of the input as the next character and stores the end-of-file marker in the field as the byte 0xFF. With binary set, parse("a,\r") returns the fields "a" and "\xFF". On UTF-8 flagged input the last field is a UTF-8 flagged string holding that lone byte, which is malformed UTF-8. The same input with a non-empty last field is rejected as an error. A CRLF file read line by line and chomped ends this way when its last column is empty, so the application receives a byte that is not in its input.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00407 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Text-CSV_XS: 1.65Red Hat: 3 without a fix

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Text-CSV_XSbefore 1.651.65Patch availableCNA
  • Text-CSV_XS Vendor— Affected before 1.65 Fixed in 1.65 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Upgrade Text-CSV_XS to version 1.65, which fixes this flaw. Red Hat lists no available fix for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA Text-CSV_XS Fixed in 1.65

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110759
  2. 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-v3f5-7p3g-9fm4
  3. 2026-10-18 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-18 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-20 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  6. 2026-10-20 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  7. 2026-10-20 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

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