CVE-2026-7040: Text::Minify::XS versions from 0.3.0 before 0.7.8 for Perl have heap overflow when processing some malformed UTF-8 characters
RRWO · Text::Minify::XS
Fixed in 0.7.8 · Affected: RRWO Text::Minify::XS before 0.7.8 · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
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Higher than 38% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
Text::Minify::XS versions from 0.3.0 before 0.7.8 for Perl have a heap overflow when processing some malformed UTF-8 characters. The minify functions mishandled some malformed UTF-8 characters, leading to heap corruption. Note that the minify_utf8 function is an alias for minify.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- RRWO · Text::Minify::XSfrom 0.3.0 before 0.7.8
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- RRWO
- Published
- April 2026
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