TI-2025-21946 Aliases CVE-2025-30672 GHSA-jx2w-pp8j-qrcj

Mite for Perl generates code with an untrusted search path vulnerability

LOW 31CWE-427Published 2025-04-01 · Updated 2025-04-01

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

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00431 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Mite (TOBYINK): 0.013000

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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
TOBYINK	Mite	before 0.013000	0.013000	Patch available	CNA

Mite VendorTOBYINK Affected before 0.013000 Fixed in 0.013000 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Fix · CNA Mite (TOBYINK) Fixed in 0.013000

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-30672
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jx2w-pp8j-qrcj

References

Other 4

TI-2025-21947 Sub::HandlesVia for Perl allows untrusted code to be included from the current working directory CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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