CVE-2026-86287: Net::IP::LPM versions before 1.12 for Perl accept malformed prefix lengths
Robert Rothenberg 07 Sep 2026 18:28 UTC
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CVE-2026-86287 CPAN Security Group
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CVE ID: CVE-2026-86287
Distribution: Net-IP-LPM
Versions: before 1.12
MetaCPAN: https://metacpan.org/dist/Net-IP-LPM
VCS Repo: https://github.com/robrwo/perl-Net-IP-LPM
Net::IP::LPM versions before 1.12 for Perl accept malformed prefix
lengths
Description
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Net::IP::LPM versions before 1.12 for Perl accept malformed prefix
lengths.
Non-numeric and non-ASCII prefix lengths are accepted and treated as 0.
Integers over 31 bits are silently truncated. A single malformed mask
will poison the lookup table.
The result is that the lookup will silently succeed for every address.
An allow-list will allow every address, and a deny-list will block
every address.
Problem types
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- CWE-1287 Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input
Solutions
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Upgrade to Net::IP::LPM version 1.12 or later.
References
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https://github.com/robrwo/perl-Net-IP-LPM/commit/814f8baa85537827db8c3b3d251e48db7aca318f.patch
https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Net-IP-LPM-1.12/changes