{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-116272","assignerOrgId":"9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"CPANSec","dateReserved":"2026-10-25T18:05:02.236Z","datePublished":"2026-10-28T17:34:25.862Z","dateUpdated":"2026-10-28T17:34:25.862Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"affected":[{"collectionURL":"https://cpan.org/modules","defaultStatus":"unaffected","modules":["MIME::Field::ParamVal"],"packageName":"MIME-tools","packageURL":"pkg:cpan/MIME-tools","programFiles":["lib/MIME/Field/ParamVal.pm"],"programRoutines":[{"name":"MIME::Field::ParamVal::parse_params"}],"repo":"https://salsa.debian.org/dskoll/mime-tools","versions":[{"lessThan":"5.521","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"}]}],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"MIME::Field::ParamVal versions before 5.521 for Perl do not flag a duplicate boundary parameter whose name contains a nested comment.\n\nA parameter written boundary((c))=\"A\" or boundary(\\))=\"A\" is stored under that literal name rather than as boundary. A second boundary parameter is then not reported as a duplicate, and MIME::Parser splits the message on it.\n\nReaders that skip comments as RFC 5322 allows take the first boundary instead. A remote sender can hide an attachment from a filter that relies on ambiguous_content() while the recipient's mail client shows it."}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-436","description":"CWE-436 Interpretation Conflict","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e","shortName":"CPANSec","dateUpdated":"2026-10-28T17:34:25.862Z"},"references":[{"tags":["release-notes"],"url":"https://metacpan.org/release/DSKOLL/MIME-tools-5.521/changes"}],"solutions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Upgrade to MIME-tools 5.521 or later."}],"source":{"discovery":"UNKNOWN"},"title":"MIME::Field::ParamVal versions before 5.521 for Perl do not flag a duplicate boundary parameter whose name contains a nested comment","x_generator":{"engine":"cpansec-cna-tool 0.1"}}}}