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CVE-2025-40929

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2025-40929 is an integer buffer overflow vulnerability in Cpanel::JSON::XS versions prior to 4.40 for Perl. This flaw can be triggered by parsing crafted JSON, leading to a denial-of-service via segfault or other unspecified impacts. With a CVSS score of 5.6 (MEDIUM), it has a network attack vector and high attack complexity, potentially affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 0, < 4.40CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:rurban:cpanel\:\:json\:\:xs:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.6MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
33.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0040 is in the 4th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

github.com / rurban/Cpanel-JSON-XS/commit/378236219eaa35742c3962ecbdee364903b0a1f2.patch
metacpan.org / release/RURBAN/Cpanel-JSON-XS-4.39/source/XS.xs
metacpan.org / release/RURBAN/Cpanel-JSON-XS-4.40/changes
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00034.html
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2025/09/08/1