TI-2025-21947 Aliases CVE-2025-30673 GHSA-hhc7-9jf4-whgx

Sub::HandlesVia for Perl allows untrusted code to be included from the current working directory

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

Sub::HandlesVia for Perl before 0.050002 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. Sub::HandlesVia uses Mite to produce the affected code section due to CVE-2025-30672

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00428 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Sub::HandlesVia (TOBYINK): 0.050002

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	Sub::HandlesVia	before 0.050002	0.050002	Patch available	CNA

Sub::HandlesVia VendorTOBYINK Affected before 0.050002 Fixed in 0.050002 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Fix · CNA Sub::HandlesVia (TOBYINK) Fixed in 0.050002

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-30673
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hhc7-9jf4-whgx

References

Other 3

TI-2025-21946 Mite for Perl generates code with an untrusted search path vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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