CVE-2016-6185

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—
The XSLoader::load method in XSLoader in Perl does not properly locate .so files when called in a string eval, which might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse library under the current working directory.
CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base score: 7.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.79%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 55
Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (5)

Canonical — Ubuntu Linux Debian — Debian Linux Fedoraproject — Fedora Oracle — Solaris Perl — Perl
CWEs

NVD-CWE-noinfo
References

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