clipedit in the Clipboard module for Perl allows local users to delete arbitrary files…
Priority LOW 25CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
clipedit in the Clipboard module for Perl allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/clipedit$$.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.004 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:clipboard_project:clipboard:-:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Clipboard Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:clipboard_project:clipboard:-:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Clipboard Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-5509
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fxwp-mh6r-g9mm
References
Sources
- CVE-2014-5509 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-5509 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fxwp-mh6r-g9mm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-5509 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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