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CVE-2026-116264: MIME::Field::ParamVal versions before 5.521 for Perl allow one invalid Content-Type parameter to hide the parameters after it, including the multipart boundary

CVE-2026-116264 key facts

CISA KEV
Not listed (catalogue checked )
Highest advisory rating
Medium
CVSS base score
5.3 (Red Hat)
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N · base score 5.3, scored by CISA-ADPAttack vector: network. Attack complexity: low. Privileges required: none. User interaction: none. Scope: unchanged. Confidentiality impact: none. Integrity impact: low. Availability impact: none.
Weakness
  • CWE-436 Interpretation Conflict
EPSS
0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (10th percentile). FIRST EPSS, .
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none observed. Automatable: yes. Technical impact: partial. CISA, .
Vendor advisories
2 from Proxmox, Red Hat
Assigned by
CPANSec (CNA)
CVE record published
Listed by VulniPulse
Record changed

Ratings, versions and fixes are quoted from the vendor advisories that cover only CVE-2026-116264; each belongs to its advisory, not to every product listed. How records are collected and checked.

Description

MIME::Field::ParamVal versions before 5.521 for Perl allow one invalid Content-Type parameter to hide the parameters after it, including the multipart boundary. Parameter parsing stops at the first parameter whose name it cannot read, such as x:y=1 or a name containing an 8-bit byte, and drops every parameter after it. When the boundary is among them, MIME::Parser keeps the multipart body as a single undecoded part without marking the parse as ambiguous. Mail readers that skip the invalid parameter still find the boundary. A remote sender can hide an attachment from a filter that relies on ambiguous_content() while the recipient's mail client shows it.

Text from the CVE.org record (CPANSec).

How do I fix CVE-2026-116264?

  • Upgrade to MIME-tools 5.521 or later. (CVE.org record)

Vendor advisories for CVE-2026-116264

Proxmox

1 advisory
  • Advisory severityUnrated

    Advisory [CVE-2026-116264 +9] Proxmox Mail Gateway: Several issues in libmime-tools-perl

    PSA-2026-00091Source published

    This bulletin covers 10 CVEs. The products, versions, score and guidance below describe the bulletin; check its source for applicability to this specific CVE.

    The MIME::Tools package is used for parsing mails in Proxmox Mail Gateway. Recently two new releases for MIME::Tools were released upstream, fixing several issues, including 10, which were assigned CVE identifiers. The issues can result in bypassing certain mail-filter rules similar to issues PSA-2026-00005-1 and PSA-2026-00049-1. Additionally parsing certain messages could result in spending an excessive amount of CPU time by pmg-smtp-filter. PMG used the Max files setting of the Virus detector as general limit on the maximal number of parts in a mail since at least version 5.0. This effectively limited the effect of the unlimited CPU time. The fixes for the issues were backported and are available in version 5.515-1+pmg3 of libmime-tools-perl. Additionally a hard-coded limit on the…

    Affected products in this advisory
    • Proxmox Mail Gateway
    Source-reported affected versions
    Affected-version details not available in this record.
    Source-reported fixed versions
    • libmime-tools-perl 5.515-1+pmg3
    • pmg-api 9.1.5
    Mitigation guidance
    • Update to the fixed package versions: libmime-tools-perl >= 5.515-1+pmg3, pmg-api >= 9.1.5.
    Full advisory and evidenceOpen source bulletin

Red Hat

1 advisory
  • Advisory severityMedium5.3

    Medium [CVE-2026-116264] Security filter bypass via invalid Content-Type parameter

    CVE-2026-116264Source published Source updated

    Security filter bypass via invalid Content-Type parameter. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 5.3). Weakness: CWE-1286. Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; Red Hat package: perl-mime-tools.

    Related products — impact not confirmed
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
    • Red Hat package: perl-mime-tools
    Source-reported affected versions
    • < 5.521
    Source-reported fixed versions
    No fixed-version detail extracted. This does not mean no fix exists.
    Mitigation guidance
    No mitigation guidance extracted; consult the source.
    Full advisory and evidenceOpen source bulletin

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Timeline

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  3. CVE record last updated

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