Perl Security
The latest Perl Security coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
CVE-2026-13221: The Silent Perl Regex Bug That Can Bypass Windows Access Controls
Microsoft’s security advisory published on July 15, 2026, details a vulnerability in Perl’s regular-expression engine that can cause affected versions to silently return incorrect match results....
Perl Bug CVE-2026-57432 Reads Beyond Heap: Where It Lurks on Windows and How to Patch It
A newly disclosed vulnerability in Perl’s core data-packing routines can expose heap memory on systems running unpatched interpreters, and while Microsoft’s advisory might cause alarm, the fix...
CVE-2026-8376 heap overflow in 32-bit Perl regex engine enables remote code execution on Windows.
A newly published vulnerability in the Perl programming language could give attackers a foothold on thousands of Windows machines, especially those still running 32-bit binaries. Microsoft's Security...
CVE-2023-31486: How HTTP::Tiny's Insecure Defaults Threatened Global Supply Chains
A seemingly minor security oversight in a fundamental Perl module has exposed the fragility of modern software supply chains, revealing how a single insecure default can propagate vulnerabilities...