Description
Cpanel::JSON::XS versions from 4.43 before 4.80 for Perl misorder byte-string keys during canonical encoding in utf16_cmp.

canonical sorts keys by UTF-16 code units. When any key in a hash is UTF-8 flagged, every key is decoded as UTF-8 for the comparison, including byte-string keys that the encoder writes out as Latin-1 characters. A byte-string key whose bytes are valid UTF-8 is sorted out of order, and two keys that encode differently can compare equal and are left in hash order.

The same data can encode to different canonical documents across processes.
Published: 2026-10-19
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to Cpanel-JSON-XS 4.80 or later.

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Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Description Cpanel::JSON::XS versions from 4.43 before 4.80 for Perl misorder byte-string keys during canonical encoding in utf16_cmp. canonical sorts keys by UTF-16 code units. When any key in a hash is UTF-8 flagged, every key is decoded as UTF-8 for the comparison, including byte-string keys that the encoder writes out as Latin-1 characters. A byte-string key whose bytes are valid UTF-8 is sorted out of order, and two keys that encode differently can compare equal and are left in hash order. The same data can encode to different canonical documents across processes.
Title Cpanel::JSON::XS versions from 4.43 before 4.80 for Perl misorder byte-string keys during canonical encoding in utf16_cmp
Weaknesses CWE-176
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-19T18:12:22.028Z

Reserved: 2026-10-14T13:27:15.271Z

Link: CVE-2026-110687

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-19T19:17:22.307

Modified: 2026-10-19T20:50:17.967

Link: CVE-2026-110687

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Updated: 2026-10-19T20:45:03Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-176

    Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding