CVE-2026-60074: Software Security Vulnerability Vulnerability

HIGH
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-hfqp-m279-7mj7
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CVSS 7.5
CWE-1289
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2026-60074 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) security vulnerability vulnerability (CWE-1289: Improper Validation of Unsafe Equivalence in Input) affecting Software libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The weakness occurs when the product receives an input value that is used as a resource identifier or other type of reference, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input is equivalent to a potentially-unsafe value.. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

CVE-2026-60074 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2026-60074
GHSA Identifier GHSA-hfqp-m279-7mj7
Severity HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 7.5
CWE Classification CWE-1289: Improper Validation of Unsafe Equivalence in Input
Affected Product Software
Package Ecosystem Maven
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 7.5

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality None (C:N)
Integrity None (I:N)
Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2026-60074

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Software dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

mvn dependency:tree

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2026-60074, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:

mvn dependency:tree

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Software in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: The mvn dependency:tree command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-1289: Improper Validation of Unsafe Equivalence in Input, where the product receives an input value that is used as a resource identifier or other type of reference, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input is equivalent to a potentially-unsafe value. In Software, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

Date::Manip versions through 6.99 for Perl return corrupted dates via non-ASCII decimal digits that pass the numeric range tests in check. The parse regexes capture year, month and day with the `\d` shorthand, which on a character string matches the whole Unicode decimal digit property `\p{Nd}` and not just `[0-9]`. Date::Manip::Base::check then validates the captured fields with numeric comparisons alone (`$y<1 || $y>9999`, `$m<1 || $m>12`, `$d<1 || $d>$days`), and _parse_check stores the numified fields (`$y+0`). Perl truncates a string at the first character that is not an ASCII digit, so a field whose leading characters are ASCII digits numifies to an in-range prefix and satisfies every test: a year field of three ASCII digits followed by U+0664 ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT FOUR numifies to 202, giving the year 0202, and one non-ASCII digit in the month or day field shifts those fields the same way. The hour, minute and second fields match explicit ASCII character classes (`0?[0-9]`, `[0-5][0-9]`) and do not shift, though a non-ASCII digit in a fractional hour or minute field truncates the fraction. Any caller that passes an untrusted character string to ParseDate() or Date::Manip::Date->parse() can get back a date that differs from the string it parsed, with no parse error. Where the parsed date gates logic such as an expiry check or a retention window, the shift goes unnoticed.

References

NVD — CVE-2026-60074 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-60074
Software Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/SBECK-github/Date-Manip/pull/54
metacpan.org/release/sbeck/date-... WEB
https://metacpan.org/release/SBECK/Date-Manip-6.99/source/lib/Date/Manip/Base.pm#L602-614
metacpan.org/release/sbeck/date-... WEB
https://metacpan.org/release/SBECK/Date-Manip-6.99/source/lib/Date/Manip/Date.pm#L1536-1539
Software Security Information SECURITY
https://security.metacpan.org/patches/D/Date-Manip/6.99/CVE-2026-60074-r1.patch
Software Security Information SECURITY
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/30/19

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-60074?
CVE-2026-60074 is a security vulnerability in Software classified as a security vulnerability vulnerability under CWE-1289: Improper Validation of Unsafe Equivalence in Input.
Which Software versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches.
What version fixes CVE-2026-60074?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-60074?
CVE-2026-60074 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2026-60074?
CVE-2026-60074 is classified under CWE-1289: Improper Validation of Unsafe Equivalence in Input (The product receives an input value that is used as a resource identifier or other type of reference, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input is equivalent to a potentially-unsafe value.).
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2026-60074?
Run the dependency tree command: 'mvn dependency:tree'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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