CVE-2026-13401 — XML::Bare versions through 0.53 for Perl will hang in an infinite loop when parsing malformed attributes
XML::Bare versions through 0.53 for Perl will hang in an infinite loop when parsing malformed attributes. The parserc_parse function never advances the attribute-parse state cu…
Published: 2026-07-16 · CVSS: 7.5 · CVSS 3.1
XML::Bare versions through 0.53 for Perl will hang in an infinite loop when parsing malformed attributes. The parserc_parse function never advances the attribute-parse state cursor on certain malformed attribute forms, looping forever. Nameless attributes such as "<a ='c'>" or unbalanced quotes "<a b='''''''c'>" can trigger this condition.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7