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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

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CVSS
9.8Critical
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.34%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in1.65Fixed versionCVE List
Published16 Oct 2026Updated 20 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

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Description

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 and can crash the process.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 1

  • Productaffected: 1.46 before 1.65CVE List

References 2