Mite for Perl generates code with an untrusted search path vulnerability
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Vendor Solution
Version 0.013000 of Mite was released to address the issue. Users should update to the latest version, and regenerate the Mite files for any projects using the distribution.
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EUVD |
EUVD-2025-9060 | Mite for Perl before 0.013000 generates code with the current working directory ('.') added to the @INC path similar to CVE-2016-1238. If an attacker can place a malicious file in current working directory, it may be loaded instead of the intended file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. This affects the Mite distribution itself, and other distributions that contain code generated by Mite. |
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.431% probability within 30 days)
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| Description | Mite for Perl before 0.013000 generates code with the current working directory ('.') added to the @INC path similar to CVE-2016-1238. If an attacker can place a malicious file in current working directory, it may be loaded instead of the intended file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. This affects the Mite distribution itself, and other distributions that contain code generated by Mite. | |
| Title | Mite for Perl generates code with an untrusted search path vulnerability | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-427 | |
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