Biber: Text::CSV_XS versions before 1.65 for Perl return a 0xFF byte that is not in the input for an empty last field
Affects biberSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical : patch biber as a priority.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 07:30 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 16 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
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Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Homebrewbiberpkg:brew/biberOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
Text::CSV_XS versions before 1.65 for Perl return a 0xFF byte that is not in the input for an empty last field followed by a lone CR in parse. When the input to parse ends in a separator and a lone CR, the parser treats the end of the input as the next character and stores the end-of-file marker in the field as the byte 0xFF. With binary set, parse("a,\r") returns the fields "a" and "\xFF". On UTF-8 flagged input the last field is a UTF-8 flagged string holding that lone byte, which is malformed UTF-8. The same input with a non-empty last field is rejected as an error. A CRLF file read line by line and chomped ends this way when its last column is empty, so the application receives a byte that is not in its input.
References
- cpan.org/modules (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/110xxx/CVE-2026-110759.json (opens in a new tab)
- metacpan.org/release/HMBRAND/Text-CSV_XS-1.65/changes (opens in a new tab)
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110759 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/cpan-authors/Text-CSV_XS/commit/7627f1a2bb8ffe4e81d9847318a060822043f7f3.patch (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/cpan-authors/Text-CSV_XS (opens in a new tab)