CVE-2026-116131: HTTP::Body versions before 1.23_01 for Perl allow memory and temporary file exhaustion via an
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 1.23_01 soon.
Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 19:42 UTC
Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.23_01
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade HTTP-Body (Perl module) to 1.23_01.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| HTTP-Body | Affected
| Fixed in
|
CPANHTTP-Bodypkg:cpan/HTTP-BodyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
In the meantime, implementing external request size limits or filtering to restrict the number of form fields or multipart parts may help mitigate the impact.
Description
HTTP::Body versions before 1.23_01 for Perl contain a vulnerability that allows an attacker to exhaust server memory and temporary file storage by sending a request with an unlimited number of form fields or multipart parts. The urlencoded parser consumes memory proportional to the number of separators, and the multipart parser creates temporary files for each part with a filename, without limiting their quantity.