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CVE-2026-11527

Config::IniFiles versions before 3.001000 for Perl allow OS command injection and file overwrite via a 2-arg open() of the -file argument in _make_filehandle. Config::IniFiles::_make_filehandle opens a filename argument with Perl's 2-arg open(), so a filename that begins or ends with a pipe ("| cmd", "cmd |") or begins with a redirect ("> path", ">> path") is run as a command or redirect rather than opened as a file. The helper is the open path behind the documented -file argument: new(-file =>

Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:2de42b5606490d8274104de207badadae236def0e232be3ec2fdecc5ae25e1ce

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Conflicts

Preserved source conflicts

No provider value was silently selected as the winner.

cwe · 2 assertions

{"cweId":"CWE-78","description":"CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
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{"cweId":"CWE-73","description":"CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
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Affected products and versions

1 source assertion

{"collectionURL":"https://cpan.org/modules","defaultStatus":"unaffected","packageName":"Config-IniFiles","product":"Config::IniFiles","programFiles":["lib/Config/IniFiles.pm"],"programRoutines":[{"name":"Config::IniFiles::_make_filehandle"}],"repo":"https://github.com/shlomif/perl-Config-IniFiles","vendor":"SHLOMIF","versions":[{"lessThan":"3.001000","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"}]}

cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
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Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion

{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":8.6,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
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CWE assertions

2 source assertions

{"cweId":"CWE-78","description":"CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
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{"cweId":"CWE-73","description":"CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
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Source references

4 source assertions

{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/14/5"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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{"tags":["patch"],"url":"https://github.com/shlomif/perl-Config-IniFiles/commit/3e48f9627fbba4dae5de35be1f735cdeb7e47fb8.patch"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/06/msg00026.html"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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{"tags":["release-notes"],"url":"https://metacpan.org/release/SHLOMIF/Config-IniFiles-3.001000/changes"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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Attribution and limitations

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