What is CVE-2026-82560?

CVE-2026-82560 is a security advisory published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with Medium severity. Pod::Text versions before 6.1.1 for Perl allow CPU and memory exhaustion formatting a POD document whose =over nesting drives the margin to the output width

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2026-82560 cover?

CVE-2026-82560 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-82560. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of CVE-2026-82560?

CVE-2026-82560 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5, published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

Which products are affected by CVE-2026-82560?

CVE-2026-82560 affects 1 product, including: azl3 perl 5.38.2-516 on Azure Linux 3.0.

CVE-2026-82560MediumCVSS 5.5

Pod::Text versions before 6.1.1 for Perl allow CPU and memory exhaustion formatting a POD document whose =over nesting drives the margin to the output width

Vendor

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)

Published

September 21, 2026

Last Modified

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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

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🎯 Affected products1

azl3 perl 5.38.2-516 on Azure Linux 3.0

✅ Remediation

KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 5.38.2-517

🔗 References (2)

advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-82560
referencehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-azure-linux-upgrade