CRITICAL 9.8 Microsoft

CVE-2026-4176

Perl versions from 5.9.4 before 5.40.4-RC1, from 5.41.0 before 5.42.2-RC1, from 5.43.0 before 5.43.9 contain a vulnerable version of Compress::Raw::Zlib

Microsoft Security Update 2026-Mar: Perl versions from 5.9.4 before 5.40.4-RC1, from 5.41.0 before 5.42.2-RC1, from 5.43.0 before 5.43.9 contain a vulnerable version of Compress::Raw::Zlib

Affected Products

cbl2 boost 1.76.0-4 on CBL Mariner 2.0
cbl2 ceph 16.2.10-11 on CBL Mariner 2.0
cbl2 cloud-hypervisor 32.0-7 on CBL Mariner 2.0
cbl2 cloud-hypervisor-cvm 38.0.72.2-5 on CBL Mariner 2.0
azl3 binutils 2.41-10 on Azure Linux 3.0
cbl2 erlang 25.3.2.21-5 on CBL Mariner 2.0
azl3 boost 1.83.0-2 on Azure Linux 3.0
cbl2 freetype 2.13.1-2 on CBL Mariner 2.0

References

Published: 2026-03-10 · Source: Microsoft · Feed updated: 2026-09-25

This critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 was published on 2026-03-10 via Microsoft. Affected: cbl2 boost 1.76.0-4 on CBL Mariner 2.0, cbl2 ceph 16.2.10-11 on CBL Mariner 2.0, cbl2 cloud-hypervisor 32.0-7 on CBL Mariner 2.0 and 5 more.

Risk Timeline

CVE Disclosed2026-03-10 · 198 days ago

Remediation Resources

Official Advisory

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-4176

NVD / MITRE

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4176

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