CVE-2026-11527
Config::IniFiles versions before 3.001000 for Perl allow OS command injection and file overwrite via a 2-arg open() of the -file argument in _make_filehandle
Config::IniFiles versions before 3.001000 for Perl allow OS command injection and file overwrite via a 2-arg open() of the -file argument in _make_filehandle.
Config::IniFiles::_make_filehandle opens a filename argument with Perl's 2-arg open(), so a filename that begins or ends with a pipe ("| cmd", "cmd |") or begins with a redirect ("> path", ">> path") is run as a command or redirect rather than opened as a file. The helper is the open path behind the documented -file argument: new(-file => $thing) reaches it through ReadConfig. An in-memory scalar reference (-file => $text) does not open a path and is unaffected.
Any caller that forwards untrusted input to the -file argument can run an arbitrary command or truncate a file under the process UID.
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
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Config::IniFiles versions before 3.001000 for Perl allow OS command injection and file overwrite via a 2-arg open() of the -file argument in _make_filehandle
Config::IniFiles versions before 3.001000 for Perl allow OS command injection and file overwrite via a 2-arg open() of the -file argument in _make_filehandle.
Config::IniFiles::_make_filehandle opens a filename argument with Perl's 2-arg open(), so a filename that begins or ends with a pipe ("| cmd", "cmd |") or begins with a redirect ("> path", ">> path") is run as a command or redirect rather than opened as a file. The helper is the open path behind the documented -file argument: new(-file => $thing) reaches it through ReadConfig. An in-memory scalar reference (-file => $text) does not open a path and is unaffected.
Any caller that forwards untrusted input to the -file argument can run an arbitrary command or truncate a file under the process UID.
- Record
CVE-2026-11527- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78, CWE-73
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-36660
Config::IniFiles versions before 3.001000 for Perl allow OS command injection and file overwrite via a 2-arg open() of the -file argument in _make_filehandle.
Config::IniFiles::_make_filehandle opens a filename argument with Perl's 2-arg open(), so a filename that begins or ends with a pipe ("| cmd", "cmd |") or begins with a redirect ("> path", ">> path") is run as a command or redirect rather than opened as a file. The helper is the open path behind the documented -file argument: new(-file => $thing) reaches it through ReadConfig. An in-memory scalar reference (-file => $text) does not open a path and is unaffected.
Any caller that forwards untrusted input to the -file argument can run an arbitrary command or truncate a file under the process UID.
- Record
EUVD-2026-36660- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2g88-7qc8-9vxv
Config::IniFiles versions before 3.001000 for Perl allow OS command injection and file overwrite...
Config::IniFiles versions before 3.001000 for Perl allow OS command injection and file overwrite via a 2-arg open() of the -file argument in _make_filehandle.
Config::IniFiles::_make_filehandle opens a filename argument with Perl's 2-arg open(), so a filename that begins or ends with a pipe ("| cmd", "cmd |") or begins with a redirect ("> path", ">> path") is run as a command or redirect rather than opened as a file. The helper is the open path behind the documented -file argument: new(-file => $thing) reaches it through ReadConfig. An in-memory scalar reference (-file => $text) does not open a path and is unaffected.
Any caller that forwards untrusted input to the -file argument can run an arbitrary command or truncate a file under the process UID.
- Record
GHSA-2g88-7qc8-9vxv- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-73
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Config::IniFiles versions before 3.001000 for Perl allow OS command injection and file overwrite via a 2-arg open() of the -file argument in _make_filehandle.
Config::IniFiles::_make_filehandle opens a filename argument with Perl's 2-arg open(), so a filename that begins or ends with a pipe ("| cmd", "cmd |") or begins with a redirect ("> path", ">> path") is run as a command or redirect rather than opened as a file. The helper is the open path behind the documented -file argument: new(-file => $thing) reaches it through ReadConfig. An in-memory scalar reference (-file => $text) does not open a path and is unaffected.
Any caller that forwards untrusted input to the -file argument can run an arbitrary command or truncate a file under the process UID.
- Record
CVE-2026-11527- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-73, CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2026-11527
Config::IniFiles versions before 3.001000 for Perl allow OS command injection and file overwrite via a 2-arg open() of the -file argument in _make_filehandle.
Config::IniFiles::_make_filehandle opens a filename argument with Perl's 2-arg open(), so a filename that begins or ends with a pipe ("| cmd", "cmd |") or begins with a redirect ("> path", ">> path") is run as a command or redirect rather than opened as a file. The helper is the open path behind the documented -file argument: new(-file => $thing) reaches it through ReadConfig. An in-memory scalar reference (-file => $text) does not open a path and is unaffected.
Any caller that forwards untrusted input to the -file argument can run an arbitrary command or truncate a file under the process UID.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2026-11527- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Config::IniFiles versions before 3.001000 for Perl allow OS command injection and file overwrite via a 2-arg open() of the -file argument in _make_filehandle
Config::IniFiles versions before 3.001000 for Perl allow OS command injection and file overwrite via a 2-arg open() of the -file argument in _make_filehandle.
Config::IniFiles::_make_filehandle opens a filename argument with Perl's 2-arg open(), so a filename that begins or ends with a pipe ("| cmd", "cmd |") or begins with a redirect ("> path", ">> path") is run as a command or redirect rather than opened as a file. The helper is the open path behind the documented -file argument: new(-file => $thing) reaches it through ReadConfig. An in-memory scalar reference (-file => $text) does not open a path and is unaffected.
Any caller that forwards untrusted input to the -file argument can run an arbitrary command or truncate a file under the process UID.
- Record
CVE-2026-11527- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-73, CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-11527
Config::IniFiles versions before 3.001000 for Perl allow OS command injection and file overwrite via a 2-arg open() of the -file argument in _make_filehandle. Config::IniFiles::_make_filehandle opens a filename argument with Perl's 2-arg open(), so a filename that begins or ends with a pipe ("| cmd", "cmd |") or begins with a redirect ("> path", ">> path") is run as a command or redirect rather than opened as a file. The helper is the open path behind the documented -file argument: new(-file => $thing) reaches it through ReadConfig. An in-memory scalar reference (-file => $text) does not open a path and is unaffected. Any caller that forwards untrusted input to the -file argument can run an arbitrary command or truncate a file under the process UID.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-11527- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2026-3313
perl-Config-IniFiles security update
Config::IniFiles is a module intended to make life easier for those who rely on flat configuration files.
Security Fix(es):
Config::IniFiles versions before 3.001000 for Perl allow OS command injection and file overwrite via a 2-arg open() of the -file argument in _make_filehandle.
Config::IniFiles::_make_filehandle opens a filename argument with Perl's 2-arg open(), so a filename that begins or ends with a pipe ("| cmd", "cmd |") or begins with a redirect ("> path", ">> path") is run as a command or redirect rather than opened as a file. The helper is the open path behind the documented -file argument: new(-file => $thing) reaches it through ReadConfig. An in-memory scalar reference (-file => $text) does not open a path and is unaffected.
Any caller that forwards untrusted input to the -file argument can run an arbitrary command or truncate a file under the process UID.(CVE-2026-11527)
- Record
OESA-2026-3313- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-11527
Config::IniFiles versions before 3.001000 for Perl allow OS command injection and file overwrite via a 2-arg open() of the -file argument in _make_filehandle. Config::IniFiles::_make_filehandle opens a filename argument with Perl's 2-arg open(), so a filename that begins or ends with a pipe ("| cmd", "cmd |") or begins with a redirect ("> path", ">> path") is run as a command or redirect rather than opened as a file. The helper is the open path behind the documented -file argument: new(-file => $thing) reaches it through ReadConfig. An in-memory scalar reference (-file => $text) does not open a path and is unaffected. Any caller that forwards untrusted input to the -file argument can run an arbitrary command or truncate a file under the process UID.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-11527- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2026-0263 No score
Updated perl-Config-IniFiles package fixes a security vulnerability
The updated package fixes a security vulnerability: Config::IniFiles versions before 3.001000 for Perl allow OS command injection and file overwrite via a 2-arg open() of the -file argument in _make_filehandle. (CVE-2026-11527)
- Record
MGASA-2026-0263- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:21012-1 No score
Security update for perl-Config-IniFiles
This update for perl-Config-IniFiles fixes the following issue
- CVE-2026-11527: OS command injection and file overwrite via a 2-arg open() of the -file argument in _make_filehandle (bsc#1268236).
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:21012-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:22329-1 No score
Security update for perl-Config-IniFiles
This update for perl-Config-IniFiles fixes the following issue
- CVE-2026-11527: OS command injection and file overwrite via a 2-arg open() of the -file argument in _make_filehandle (bsc#1268236).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2026:22329-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:2709-1 No score
Security update for perl-Config-IniFiles
This update for perl-Config-IniFiles fixes the following issue
- CVE-2026-11527: OS command injection and file overwrite via a 2-arg open() of the -file argument in _make_filehandle (bsc#1268236).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2026:2709-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:2710-1 No score
Security update for perl-Config-IniFiles
This update for perl-Config-IniFiles fixes the following issue
- CVE-2026-11527: OS command injection and file overwrite via a 2-arg open() of the -file argument in _make_filehandle (bsc#1268236).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2026:2710-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-8445-1 No score
libconfig-inifiles-perl vulnerability
It was discovered that Config-IniFiles incorrectly handled the -file argument in certain situations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands or overwrite arbitrary files.
- Record
USN-8445-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
perl-config-inifilesAlpine:v3.21 |
before 3.002000-r0 | 3.002000-r0 |
perl-config-inifilesAlpine:v3.22 |
before 3.002000-r0 | 3.002000-r0 |
perl-config-inifilesAlpine:v3.23 |
before 3.002000-r0 | 3.002000-r0 |
perl-config-inifilesAlpine:v3.24 |
before 3.002000-r0 | 3.002000-r0 |
libconfig-inifiles-perlDebian:12 |
before 3.000003-2+deb12u1, plus listed versions 3.000003-2 |
3.000003-2+deb12u1 |
libconfig-inifiles-perlDebian:13 |
before 3.000003-3+deb13u1, plus listed versions 3.000003-3 |
3.000003-3+deb13u1 |
libconfig-inifiles-perlDebian:14 |
before 3.000003-5, plus listed versions 3.000003-33.000003-4 |
3.000003-5 |
perl-Config-IniFilesMageia:10 |
before 3.0.3-3.1.mga10 | 3.0.3-3.1.mga10 |
perl-Config-IniFilesMageia:9 |
before 3.0.3-2.1.mga9 | 3.0.3-2.1.mga9 |
perl-Config-IniFilesopenEuler:22.03-LTS-SP4 |
before 3.001000-1.oe2203sp4 | 3.001000-1.oe2203sp4 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
perl-Config-IniFilesopenEuler:24.03-LTS-SP1 |
before 3.001000-1.oe2403sp1 | 3.001000-1.oe2403sp1 |
perl-Config-IniFilesopenEuler:24.03-LTS-SP3 |
before 3.001000-1.oe2403sp3 | 3.001000-1.oe2403sp3 |
perl-Config-IniFilesopenEuler:24.03-LTS-SP4 |
before 3.001000-1.oe2403sp4 | 3.001000-1.oe2403sp4 |
perl-Config-IniFilesopenEuler:20.03-LTS-SP4 |
before 3.001000-1.oe2003sp4 | 3.001000-1.oe2003sp4 |
perl-Config-IniFilesSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 |
before 3.000003-160000.3.1 | 3.000003-160000.3.1 |
perl-Config-IniFilesSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 |
before 3.000003-160000.3.1 | 3.000003-160000.3.1 |
perl-Config-IniFilesSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS |
before 2.82-5.3.1 | 2.82-5.3.1 |
perl-Config-IniFilesSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 |
before 2.82-5.3.1 | 2.82-5.3.1 |
perl-Config-IniFilesSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 |
before 2.94-150000.3.3.1 | 2.94-150000.3.3.1 |
perl-Config-IniFilesSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS |
before 2.94-150000.3.3.1 | 2.94-150000.3.3.1 |
perl-Config-IniFilesSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS |
before 2.94-150000.3.3.1 | 2.94-150000.3.3.1 |
perl-Config-IniFilesSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS |
before 2.94-150000.3.3.1 | 2.94-150000.3.3.1 |
perl-Config-IniFilesSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS |
before 2.94-150000.3.3.1 | 2.94-150000.3.3.1 |
perl-Config-IniFilesSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS |
before 2.94-150000.3.3.1 | 2.94-150000.3.3.1 |
perl-Config-IniFilesSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS |
before 2.94-150000.3.3.1 | 2.94-150000.3.3.1 |
perl-Config-IniFilesSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS |
before 2.94-150000.3.3.1 | 2.94-150000.3.3.1 |
perl-Config-IniFilesSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 |
before 2.94-150000.3.3.1 | 2.94-150000.3.3.1 |
perl-Config-IniFilesSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 |
before 2.94-150000.3.3.1 | 2.94-150000.3.3.1 |
perl-Config-IniFilesSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 |
before 2.94-150000.3.3.1 | 2.94-150000.3.3.1 |
libconfig-inifiles-perlUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.88-1 |
None known |
libconfig-inifiles-perlUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.94-1 |
None known |
libconfig-inifiles-perlUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.000001-13.000002-1 |
None known |
libconfig-inifiles-perlUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
before 3.000003-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 3.000003-1 |
3.000003-1ubuntu0.1 |
libconfig-inifiles-perlUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
before 3.000003-2ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 3.000003-2 |
3.000003-2ubuntu0.1 |
libconfig-inifiles-perlUbuntu:25.10 |
before 3.000003-3ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 3.000003-3 |
3.000003-3ubuntu0.1 |
libconfig-inifiles-perlUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
before 3.000003-4ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 3.000003-33.000003-43.000003-4build1 |
3.000003-4ubuntu0.1 |
perl-Config-IniFilesopenSUSE:Leap 16.0 |
before 3.000003-160000.3.1 | 3.000003-160000.3.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-11527 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Shlomif Config::inifiles, published June 14, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.07%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in perl-config-inifiles 3.002000-r0.
References
github.com/shlomif/perl-Config-IniFiles/commit/3e48f9627fbba4dae5de35be1f735cdeb7e47fb8.patch
metacpan.org/release/SHLOMIF/Config-IniFiles-3.001000/changes
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/14/5
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/06/msg00026.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11527
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security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-11527
cpan.org/modules
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-11527
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2026-0263.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35701
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8445-1
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KNV5NUG6UF4JCFTI7P253PPUETZTA4HE
openeuler.org/zh/security/security-bulletins/detail?id=openEuler-SA-2026-3313
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202622329-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1268236
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-11527
lists.security.metacpan.org/cve-announce/msg/41004660