CVE-2026-87768: DateTime::Lite versions before 0.8.1 for Perl allow CPU exhaustion via a per-day loop when adding
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 0.8.1 soon.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 17:03 UTC
Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- Patch
- Available – fixed in 0.8.1
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 30 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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade DateTime-Lite (Perl module) to 0.8.1.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| DateTime-Lite | Affected
| Fixed in
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CPANDateTime-Litepkg:cpan/DateTime-LiteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
A fix is available in DateTime::Lite version 0.8.1. Users should upgrade to version 0.8.1 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No other mitigations are indicated.
Description
DateTime::Lite versions before 0.8.1 for Perl contain a vulnerability where adding a large number of seconds to a date-time object with a non-floating time zone causes a CPU exhaustion condition. This occurs because the _normalize_leap_seconds function processes time additions one day at a time without limiting the number of iterations, allowing an attacker to keep the process busy indefinitely.