Use of Unmaintained Third Party Components Affecting perl5 package, versions [,5.40.4)[5.41.0,5.42.2)[5.43.0,5.43.9)
Threat Intelligence
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- published6 Apr 2026
- disclosed29 Mar 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 29 Mar 2026
NewCVE-2026-4176 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade perl5 to version 5.40.4, 5.42.2, 5.43.9 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use of Unmaintained Third Party Components due to the inclusion of an outdated Compress::Raw::Zlib module, which bundles a vulnerable version of the zlib library. An attacker can compromise confidentiality, integrity, or availability by exploiting flaws present in the bundled zlib component.