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CVE-2020-16154

The App::cpanminus package 1.7044 for Perl allows Signature Verification Bypass.

7.8 HighFix available

The App::cpanminus package 1.7044 for Perl allows Signature Verification Bypass.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.76%Up 0.1 points since Dec 13, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

The App::cpanminus package 1.7044 for Perl allows Signature Verification Bypass.

Record
CVE-2020-16154
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-347
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The App::cpanminus package 1.7044 for Perl allows Signature Verification Bypass.

Record
CVE-2020-16154
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-8120 No score

The App::cpanminus package 1.7044 for Perl allows Signature Verification Bypass.

Record
EUVD-2020-8120
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m92x-373g-xc36 No score

The App::cpanminus package 1.7044 for Perl allows Signature Verification Bypass.

The App::cpanminus package 1.7044 for Perl allows Signature Verification Bypass.

Record
GHSA-m92x-373g-xc36
Weakness
CWE-347
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2020-16154 7.8

The App::cpanminus package 1.7044 for Perl allows Signature Verification Bypass.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2020-16154
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSV 7.8

The App::cpanminus package 1.7044 for Perl allows Signature Verification Bypass.

Record
CVE-2020-16154
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-16154 7.8

The App::cpanminus package 1.7044 for Perl allows Signature Verification Bypass.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16154
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-16154 7.8

The App::cpanminus package 1.7044 for Perl allows Signature Verification Bypass.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16154
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2022-0078 No score

Updated cpanminus packages fix security vulnerability

The App::cpanminus package 1.7044 for Perl allows Signature Verification Bypass. (CVE-2020-16154)

Record
MGASA-2022-0078
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2022:0074-1 No score

Security update for perl-App-cpanminus

This update for perl-App-cpanminus fixes the following issues:

updated to 1.7045

see /usr/share/doc/packages/perl-App-cpanminus/Changes

Security fixes:

  • [CVE-2020-16154] remove the functionality to verify CHECKSUMS signature

updated to 1.7044

see /usr/share/doc/packages/perl-App-cpanminus/Changes

Record
openSUSE-SU-2022:0074-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11783-1 No score

perl-App-cpanminus-1.7045-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the perl-App-cpanminus-1.7045-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11783-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5230-1 No score

cpanminus vulnerability

It was discovered that App::cpanminus did not properly verify CHECKSUMS files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass signature verification, gaining access to sensitive data or possibly executing unauthorized code.

Record
USN-5230-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
perl-app-cpanminus
Alpine:v3.12
 before 1.7045-r0
1.7045-r0
perl-app-cpanminus
Alpine:v3.13
 before 1.7045-r0
1.7045-r0
perl-app-cpanminus
Alpine:v3.14
 before 1.7045-r0
1.7045-r0
perl-app-cpanminus
Alpine:v3.15
 before 1.7045-r0
1.7045-r0
perl-app-cpanminus
Alpine:v3.16
 before 1.7045-r0
1.7045-r0
perl-app-cpanminus
Alpine:v3.17
 before 1.7045-r0
1.7045-r0
perl-app-cpanminus
Alpine:v3.18
 before 1.7045-r0
1.7045-r0
perl-app-cpanminus
Alpine:v3.19
 before 1.7045-r0
1.7045-r0
perl-app-cpanminus
Alpine:v3.20
 before 1.7045-r0
1.7045-r0
perl-app-cpanminus
Alpine:v3.21
 before 1.7045-r0
1.7045-r0
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
perl-app-cpanminus
Alpine:v3.22
 before 1.7045-r0
1.7045-r0
perl-app-cpanminus
Alpine:v3.23
 before 1.7045-r0
1.7045-r0
perl-app-cpanminus
Alpine:v3.24
 before 1.7045-r0
1.7045-r0
cpanminus
Debian:12
 before 1.7045-1
1.7045-1
cpanminus
Debian:13
 before 1.7045-1
1.7045-1
cpanminus
Debian:14
 before 1.7045-1
1.7045-1
cpanminus
Mageia:8
 before 1.704.500-1.mga8
1.704.500-1.mga8
cpanminus
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
 before 1.7040-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
1.7014-11.7039-11.7040-1
1.7040-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
cpanminus
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
 before 1.7043-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
1.7042-21.7043-1
1.7043-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
cpanminus
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
 before 1.7044-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
1.7044-1
1.7044-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
cpanminus
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
 before 1.7045-1, plus listed versions
1.7044-2
1.7045-1
perl-App-cpanminus
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP3
 before 1.7045-bp153.2.3.1
1.7045-bp153.2.3.1
perl-App-cpanminus
openSUSE:Leap 15.3
 before 1.7045-bp153.2.3.1
1.7045-bp153.2.3.1
perl-App-cpanminus
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 1.7045-1.1
1.7045-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, aliases, referencesOSV
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-16154 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in App\ \, published December 13, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.76%, the 55th percentile. Fixed in perl-app-cpanminus 1.7045-r0.

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