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CVE-2026-60081
DBI::ProfileData versions before 1.651 for Perl do not limit the path index
High7.5EPSS 0.63%
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- CPANSec
Description
DBI::ProfileData versions before 1.651 for Perl do not limit the path index. The path index column of profile dump files is used to allocate an array of data for the parser. An unbounded value allows an attacker to specify a large index and consume available memory.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.63% · top 50% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected < 1.651
What to do
Solution: Upgrade to version 1.651 or later.
References (4)
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/dbi/security/advisories/GHSA-ww49-w4mv-jrr4 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisory
- https://metacpan.org/release/HMBRAND/DBI-1.651/changes (opens in a new tab)release-notes
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/dbi/commit/6764e755e83ee1ebb1b40760e5b53eb50960bd7a.patch (opens in a new tab)patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/14/14 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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