Linux::Statm::Tiny for Perl allows untrusted code to be included from the current working directory
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
Linux::Statm::Tiny for Perl before 0.0701 allows untrusted code from the current working directory ('.') to be loaded 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. Linux::Statm::Tiny uses Mite to produce the affected code section due to CVE-2025-30672
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux::Statm::Tiny (RRWO) Fixed in 0.0701
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-3051
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q2hm-mp4x-64qg
References
More RRWO vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-13955 OS command injection in RRWO Catalyst::View::Wkhtmltopdf CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-14395 Server-side request forgery in RRWO Plack::App::Prerender CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-34943 Crypt::SaltedHash versions through 0.09 for Perl generate insecure random values for salts CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-34345 Net::Statsd::Tiny versions before 0.3.8 for Perl allowed metric injections CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-15909 Net::CIDR::Set versions before 0.23 for Perl allow memory exhaustion and malformed set… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-36790 Uncontrolled recursion in RRWO Net::CIDR::Set CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-3051 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-3051 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q2hm-mp4x-64qg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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