Red Hat Security Advisory: perl:5.32 security update
Affects Red Hat perl:5.32Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium : upgrade Red Hat URI to 5.36 when convenient.
Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 20:14 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 5.36
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 31 Aug 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 2 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade URI to 5.36.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
CPANURIpkg:cpan/URIOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
|
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Description
Perl is a high-level programming language that is commonly used for system administration utilities and web programming. Security Fix(es): * URI: URI (for Perl): Security bypass due to incorrect hostname encoding via missing Unicode normalization (CVE-2026-19953) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.