VulnerabilityPublished 4 Jun 2026Updated 22 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-8829: Libhtml parser perl · HTML::Entities versions before 3.84 for Perl read freed heap memory in

Affects libhtml-parser-perlSource GCVE Database

Authoritative record:CVE-2026-8829· High 7.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High · fixed in 3.76-1ubuntu0.1 : patch libhtml-parser-perl soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.5High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 34% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 3.76-1ubuntu0.1, 3.81-1ubuntu0.1, 3.83-1ubuntu0.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 4 Jun 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.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade the Ubuntu libhtml-parser-perl to 3.76-1ubuntu0.1 (package) or 3.81-1ubuntu0.1 (package) or 3.83-1ubuntu0.1 (package).

Patches and advisories

ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8587-1 (opens in a new tab)

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlibhtml-parser-perl`pkg:deb/ubuntu/libhtml-parser-perl?arch=source&distro=resolute`Other threats	Affected <3.83-1ubuntu0.1	Fixed in 3.83-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 25.10libhtml-parser-perl`pkg:deb/ubuntu/libhtml-parser-perl?arch=source&distro=questing`Other threats	Affected =3.83-1build1	Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlibhtml-parser-perl`pkg:deb/ubuntu/libhtml-parser-perl?arch=source&distro=noble`Other threats	Affected <3.81-1ubuntu0.1	Fixed in 3.81-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlibhtml-parser-perl`pkg:deb/ubuntu/libhtml-parser-perl?arch=source&distro=jammy`Other threats	Affected <3.76-1ubuntu0.1	Fixed in 3.76-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSlibhtml-parser-perl`pkg:deb/ubuntu/libhtml-parser-perl?arch=source&distro=focal`Other threats	Affected =3.72-3build2 =3.72-3build3 =3.72-5	Fixed in–
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSlibhtml-parser-perl`pkg:deb/ubuntu/libhtml-parser-perl?arch=source&distro=bionic`Other threats	Affected =3.72-3build1	Fixed in–

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Description

HTML::Entities versions before 3.84 for Perl read freed heap memory in _decode_entities. The XS routine backing HTML::Entities::_decode_entities cached a pointer (repl) into the entity-value SV returned by hv_fetch on the entity2char hash. When the input SV was identical to a value SV in that hash, and that value contained its own key as an entity reference, a later call to grow_gap() reallocated the SV's PV buffer and freed the backing allocation that repl still pointed into. The subsequent copy loop read repl_len bytes from the freed allocation. The read may disclose adjacent heap contents into the destination SV.

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