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CVE-2026-13221VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-13221· Critical 9.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.1 Critical · fixed in Red Hat package updates : patch Red Hat perl as a priority.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 02:33 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.1Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 5.43.10, 5.42.3-RC1, 5.40.5-RC1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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.

What to do

Upgrade perl to 5.43.10, 5.42.3-RC1 or 5.40.5-RC1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
CPANperlpkg:cpan/perlOther threatsAffected
  • <5.40.5-RC1
  • >=5.41.0 <5.42.3-RC1
  • >=5.43.0 <5.43.10
Fixed in
  • 5.40.5-RC1
  • 5.42.3-RC1
  • 5.43.10

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AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated RPM packages that fix the identified vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Hardened Images should apply these updates promptly to ensure their systems are protected. Since official fixes are available, applying the vendor-provided RPM updates is the recommended mitigation step.

Description

Red Hat has issued a security update for its Hardened Images RPMs, specifically addressing vulnerabilities in multiple Perl packages. The update includes fixes for CVE-2026-13221 and CVE-2026-57432. These vulnerabilities relate to issues identified under CWE-625 and CWE-125. The advisory provides updated package versions for a wide range of Perl components on aarch64 and x86_64 architectures. No active exploitation in the wild has been reported.

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