CVE-2025-30672

Mite for Perl generates code with an untrusted search path vulnerability

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 1, 2025 at 01:51 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:09 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMite

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.013000
Affected range stops below 0.013000, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (4)

Release Notes
Source: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
https://metacpan.org/release/TOBYINK/Mite-0.013000/changes
Related
Source: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
https://perldoc.perl.org/perlrun#PERL_USE_UNSAFE_INC
Related
Source: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Perl/Dot-In-INC-Removal

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-427

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