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TI-2026-07648 Aliases CVE-2026-8704GHSA-5cq6-9f97-wjwx

Crypt::DSA versions through 1.19 for Perl use 2-args open, allowing existing files to be…

Priority LOW 35CWE-552Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-552.

Summary

Crypt::DSA versions through 1.19 for Perl use 2-args open, allowing existing files to be modified.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00318 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
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
TIMLEGGECrypt::DSAup to 1.19—No fix listedCNA
  • Crypt::DSA VendorTIMLEGGE Affected up to 1.19 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-8704
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5cq6-9f97-wjwx

References

Other 2

  • TI-2026-23735 Integer overflow in TIMLEGGE Crypt::NaCl::Sodium CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-18981 IO::Compress::Brotli versions prior to 0.007 for Perl have an integer overflow in the bundled Brotli C library CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-14905 Improper signature verification in TIMLEGGE Net::SAML2 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-08239 XML::Sig versions before 0.71 for Perl allow XPath injection in ID lookup CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-10497 Crypt::DSA versions before 1.21 for Perl reused the nonce across signatures, leading to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-08334 Improper signature verification in TIMLEGGE XML::Sig CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
See all 14 →

Sources

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