Cpanel::JSON::XS versions before 4.80 for Perl allow memory exhaustion by buffering incremental input past max_size in incr_parse.
The parser appends each chunk to its buffer. In scalar or list context, it compares max_size with how far it has progressed, not with the buffer length. A chunk that starts with a NUL byte stops the parser before it progresses, and a call in void context skips the check, so the buffer grows without limit.
A peer streaming data to an incr_parse consumer can exhaust process memory regardless of max_size.
{
"cna_assigner": "CPANSec",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-770"
],
"osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/110xxx/CVE-2026-110678.json"
}