CVE-2026-3381 affects Compress::Raw::Zlib versions through 2.219 for Perl, which bundle potentially insecure versions of the zlib library, specifically those prior to zlib 1.3.2. This vulnerability is rated as Critical (CVSS 9.8), indicating a severe risk with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0, <= 2.219CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:pmqs:compress\:\:raw\:\:zlib:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* | ||
<= 2.219CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pmqs:compress\:\:raw\:\:zlib:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.