CVE-2026-8829: HTML::Entities versions before 3.84 for Perl read freed heap memory in _decode_entities

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 7.5)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Patch Tuesday

2026-Jun

Released

2026-06-07

Last Updated

2026-06-11

EPSS Score

0.41% (percentile: 34.1%)

Affected Products (1)

Other

• 21440-17084

Revision History

• 2026-06-07: Information published.
• 2026-06-08: Information published.
• 2026-06-11: Information published.