CVE-2026-45190: Net::CIDR::Lite versions before 0.24 for Perl does not properly validate IP address and CIDR mask inputs, which may allow IP ACL bypass

[Stig Palmquist <stig () stig io>]

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CVE-2026-45190                                       CPAN Security Group
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        CVE ID:  CVE-2026-45190
  Distribution:  Net-CIDR-Lite
      Versions:  before 0.24

      MetaCPAN:  https://metacpan.org/dist/Net-CIDR-Lite
      VCS Repo:  https://github.com/stigtsp/Net-CIDR-Lite


Net::CIDR::Lite versions before 0.24 for Perl does not properly
validate IP address and CIDR mask inputs, which may allow IP ACL bypass

Description
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Net::CIDR::Lite versions before 0.24 for Perl does not properly
validate IP address and CIDR mask inputs, which may allow IP ACL
bypass.

Inputs containing a trailing newline or non-ASCII digit characters pass
the validators but are then re-encoded by the parser to a different
address than the input string spelled. find() and bin_find() can match
or miss addresses as a result.

Example:

  my $cidr = Net::CIDR::Lite->new();
  $cidr->add("::1\n/128");
  $cidr->find("::1a");  # incorrectly returns true

See also CVE-2026-45191.

Problem types
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- CWE-1289 Improper Validation of Unsafe Equivalence in Input

Solutions
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Upgrade to version 0.24 or newer, or apply the patch provided.


References
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https://github.com/stigtsp/Net-CIDR-Lite/commit/ca9542adec87110556601d7ce48381ea8d13e692.patch
https://metacpan.org/release/STIGTSP/Net-CIDR-Lite-0.24/changes
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45191

Timeline
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- 2026-05-10: Vulnerability found
- 2026-05-10: Net-CIDR-Lite version 0.24 released