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CVE-2026-110753

Text::CSV_XS versions from 1.46 before 1.65 for Perl have a use-after-free of bind_columns variables when skip_empty_rows skips an empty line in getline. With bind_columns, the parser writes each field into the caller's own scalar without taking a reference to it. When skip_empty_rows skips an empty last line, the parser frees the current field scalar without checking whether it is bound, dropping one reference from the application's variable. The "eof" mode does the same on any empty line. The variable is then freed while the application still references it, so later code uses freed memory a…

Scores

9.8
CVSS 9.8 out of 10, critical severity.
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The facts

Published
16 October 2026
Last changed
20 October 2026
NVD status
Awaiting Analysis
Severity
Critical, CVSS 9.8 out of 10 (version 3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
Known exploited
Not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue in this build.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days (percentile 8).

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