Description
Net::CIDR::Lite versions before 0.24 for Perl does not properly consider extraneous zero characters in CIDR mask values, which may allow IP ACL bypass. Mask forms like "/00" and "/01" pass validation and parse to the same prefix as their unpadded value. See also CVE-2026-45190.
Problem types
CWE-1289 Improper Validation of Unsafe Equivalence in Input
Product status
Any version before 0.24
Timeline
| 2026-05-10: | Vulnerability found |
| 2026-05-10: | Net-CIDR-Lite version 0.24 released |
References
github.com/...24e2c439ec405e5256024b9acefd4f7008c5ed0c.patch
metacpan.org/release/STIGTSP/Net-CIDR-Lite-0.24/changes
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45190