CVE-2026-126673

Data::Dump::Streamer versions before 3.00 for Perl allow code injection via unescaped Regexp patterns in _dump_qr

Published Nov 12, 2026 CVSS n/a EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Data::Dump::Streamer versions before 3.00 for Perl allow code injection via unescaped Regexp patterns in _dump_qr.

A Regexp's pattern is written into a qr literal without escaping "$" or "@", so "@{[ ... ]}" and "${\ ... }" in the pattern run as code when the dump is evaluated. An already escaped delimiter gets a second backslash, which leaves the delimiter bare and ends the qr literal early.

An attacker who supplies a pattern that an application compiles, dumps and later restores with eval or do can run arbitrary Perl code.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to Data-Dump-Streamer 3.00 or later.


Vendor Workaround

For deployments that cannot upgrade to 3.00, which requires Perl 5.18 and a C compiler, do not restore dumps that contain Regexps compiled from untrusted input.

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Data::Dump::Streamer versions before 3.00 for Perl allow code injection via unescaped Regexp patterns in _dump_qr. A Regexp's pattern is written into a qr literal without escaping "$" or "@", so "@{[ ... ]}" and "${\ ... }" in the pattern run as code when the dump is evaluated. An already escaped delimiter gets a second backslash, which leaves the delimiter bare and ends the qr literal early. An attacker who supplies a pattern that an application compiles, dumps and later restores with eval or do can run arbitrary Perl code.
Title Data::Dump::Streamer versions before 3.00 for Perl allow code injection via unescaped Regexp patterns in _dump_qr
Weaknesses CWE-94
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PUBLISHED
Assigner
CPANSec
Published
Updated
Nov 12, 2026, 5:05 AM
Reserved
Nov 11, 2026, 12:57 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 12, 2026, 1:17 AM
Modified
Nov 12, 2026, 8:07 PM