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TI-2024-09480 Aliases CVE-2024-10224

OS command injection in Module::ScanDeps

Priority HIGH 67CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

Qualys discovered that if unsanitized input was used with the library Modules::ScanDeps, before version 1.36 a local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary shell commands by open()ing a "pesky pipe" (such as passing "commands|" as a filename) or by passing arbitrary strings to eval().

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.08975 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Module::ScanDeps (Module::ScanDeps): 1.38Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Module::ScanDepsModule::ScanDepsbefore 1.381.38Patch availableCNA
  • Module::ScanDeps VendorModule::ScanDeps Affected before 1.38 Fixed in 1.38 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rschupp:modules\:\:scandeps:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* scandepsVulnerableRschupp
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:rschupp:modules\:\:scandeps:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* Versions scandeps Vulnerable ·Rschupp
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Module::ScanDeps (Module::ScanDeps) Fixed in 1.38

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2025:7350 Released 2025-05-13 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    perl-Module-ScanDeps security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) perl-Module-ScanDeps-1.30-6.el9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2025:7350

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-10224

References

Exploit 3

Advisory 1

Sources

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