What is CVE-2026-48959?

CVE-2026-48959 is a security advisory published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with High severity. IO::Uncompress::Unzip versions before 2.220 for Perl allow CPU exhaustion via per-byte read loop in fastForward

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2026-48959 cover?

CVE-2026-48959 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-48959. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of CVE-2026-48959?

CVE-2026-48959 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

CVE-2026-48959HighCVSS 7.5

IO::Uncompress::Unzip versions before 2.220 for Perl allow CPU exhaustion via per-byte read loop in fastForward

Vendor

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)

Published

June 2, 2026

Last Modified

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