CVE-2026-4176

Perl versions from 5.9.4 before 5.40.4-RC1, from 5.41.0 before 5.42.2-RC1, from 5.43.0 before 5.43.9 contain a vulnerable version of Compress::Raw::Zlib

Published Mar 29, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Perl versions from 5.9.4 before 5.40.4-RC1, from 5.41.0 before 5.42.2-RC1, from 5.43.0 before 5.43.9 contain a vulnerable version of Compress::Raw::Zlib.

Compress::Raw::Zlib is included in the Perl package as a dual-life core module, and is vulnerable to CVE-2026-3381 due to a vendored version of zlib which has several vulnerabilities, including CVE-2026-27171. The bundled Compress::Raw::Zlib was updated to version 2.221 in Perl blead commit c75ae9cc164205e1b6d6dbd57bd2c65c8593fe94.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to Perl stable release 5.40.4 or 5.42.2 or later, which include Compress::Raw::Zlib 2.222.


Vendor Workaround

Install Compress::Raw::Zlib 2.220 or later into your @INC include path, so it takes precedence over the vulnerable core module shipped with Perl. Some OS distributions patch their perl package to build Compress::Raw::Zlib against the system zlib rather than the vendored copy. Users of these distributions may not be affected if their system zlib has been updated to 1.3.2 or later, or includes backported patches for the relevant vulnerabilities.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Perl
Perl perl
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-Other
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Perl
Perl perl
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Shay
Shay perl
Vendors & Products Shay
Shay perl
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Perl versions from 5.9.4 before 5.40.4-RC1, from 5.41.0 before 5.42.2-RC1, from 5.43.0 before 5.43.9 contain a vulnerable version of Compress::Raw::Zlib. Compress::Raw::Zlib is included in the Perl package as a dual-life core module, and is vulnerable to CVE-2026-3381 due to a vendored version of zlib which has several vulnerabilities, including CVE-2026-27171. The bundled Compress::Raw::Zlib was updated to version 2.221 in Perl blead commit c75ae9cc164205e1b6d6dbd57bd2c65c8593fe94.
Title Perl versions from 5.9.4 before 5.40.4-RC1, from 5.41.0 before 5.42.2-RC1, from 5.43.0 before 5.43.9 contain a vulnerable version of Compress::Raw::Zlib
Weaknesses CWE-1395
References

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
CPANSec
Published
Updated
Mar 30, 2026, 3:35 PM
Reserved
Mar 14, 2026, 4:17 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 29, 2026, 9:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:56 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 29, 2026, 8:50 PM