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

Overview

Severity
High (CVSS 7)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Patch Tuesday
2026-Mar
Released
2026-04-01
EPSS Score
0.02% (percentile: 5.1%)

Affected Products (2)

Open Source Software

  • azl3 perl 5.38.2-509 on Azure Linux 3.0
  • cbl2 perl 5.34.1-491 on CBL Mariner 2.0

Revision History

  • 2026-04-01: Information published.