Vulnerability · Published Jul 16, 2026 · Assigned by CPANSec

CVE-2026-13397HTML::Bare versions through 0.04 for Perl will hang in an infinite loop when parsing malformed attributes

High 7.5

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A high-severity infinite loop in HTML::Bare from CODECHILD. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

HTML::Bare versions through 0.04 for Perl will hang in an infinite loop when parsing malformed attributes. The parserc_parse function never advances the attribute-parse state cursor on certain malformed attribute forms, looping forever. Nameless attributes such as "<a ='c'>" or unbalanced quotes "<a b='''''''c'>" can trigger this condition. Note that the latest version available on CPAN is version 0.02. Newer versions are available on the git repository.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
CODECHILD	HTML::Bare	0 – through 0.04

Weakness: CWE-835 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Affected products (as reported)

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