CVE-2025-40909
A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Perl to execute arbitrary program code and disclose information.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Perl to execute arbitrary program code and disclose information.
- Who is affected
- Local attackers using affected versions of Perl.
- Urgency
- Remediation is medium urgency due to the potential for code execution and information disclosure.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of Perl to mitigate the vulnerability.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.37% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 29% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (2)
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Perl: Vulnerability allows code execution and information disclosurecert-bund · 2026-07-09
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Red Hat Enterprise Linux (nodejs, perl): Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-09
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