perltidy through 20160302, as used by perlcritic, check-all-the-things, and other…
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
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
perltidy through 20160302, as used by perlcritic, check-all-the-things, and other software, relies on the current working directory for certain output files and does not have a symlink-attack protection mechanism, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by creating a symlink, as demonstrated by creating a perltidy.ERR symlink that the victim cannot delete.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0032 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
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:perltidy_project:perltidy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2016-03-02 | Vulnerable | Perltidy Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:perltidy_project:perltidy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2016-03-02 Vulnerable ·Perltidy Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-10374
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hxj7-36fx-62r2
References
Advisory 1
More Perltidy Project Perltidy vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-01804 The make_temporary_filename function in perltidy 20120701-1 and earlier allows local… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2016-10374 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-10374 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hxj7-36fx-62r2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-10374 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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