EIP-2026-119571
PRE-CVEActiveState Perl.exe x64 Client 5.20.2 - Crash (PoC)
Title source: legacyExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-119571. PoCs published by Robbie Corley.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script demonstrates a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in ActiveState Perl v5.20.2 by writing an excessively large string to a file, causing the application to crash. The exploit leverages string concatenation to overflow memory buffers.
Description
ActiveState Perl.exe x64 Client 5.20.2 - Crash (PoC)
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
by Robbie Corley · perldoswindows_x86-64
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38085
This Perl script demonstrates a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in ActiveState Perl v5.20.2 by writing an excessively large string to a file, causing the application to crash. The exploit leverages string concatenation to overflow memory buffers.
Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target:
ActiveState Perl v5.20.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites:
ActiveState Perl v5.20.2 installed on a vulnerable Windows system
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026
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Details
Status
pre_cve
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026