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CVE-2026-116264

MIME::Field::ParamVal versions before 5.521 for Perl allow one invalid Content-Type parameter to hide the parameters after it, including the multipart boundary

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ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
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Fixed in5.521Fixed versionCVE List
Published28 Oct 2026Updated 28 Oct 2026CVE List

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Description

MIME::Field::ParamVal versions before 5.521 for Perl allow one invalid Content-Type parameter to hide the parameters after it, including the multipart boundary.

Parameter parsing stops at the first parameter whose name it cannot read, such as x:y=1 or a name containing an 8-bit byte, and drops every parameter after it. When the boundary is among them, MIME::Parser keeps the multipart body as a single undecoded part without marking the parse as ambiguous.

Mail readers that skip the invalid parameter still find the boundary. A remote sender can hide an attachment from a filter that relies on ambiguous_content() while the recipient's mail client shows it.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 1

  • Productaffected: all versions before 5.521CVE List

References 1