CVE-2025-30673

Sub::HandlesVia for Perl allows untrusted code to be included from the current working directory

6.5 MediumFix available

Sub::HandlesVia for Perl before 0.050002 allows untrusted code from the current working directory ('.') to be loaded similar to CVE-2016-1238.

If an attacker can place a malicious file in current working directory, it may be loaded instead of the intended file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Sub::HandlesVia uses Mite to produce the affected code section due to CVE-2025-30672

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.43%Up 0.4 points since Apr 1, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

Sub::HandlesVia for Perl allows untrusted code to be included from the current working directory

Sub::HandlesVia for Perl before 0.050002 allows untrusted code from the current working directory ('.') to be loaded similar to CVE-2016-1238.

If an attacker can place a malicious file in current working directory, it may be loaded instead of the intended file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Sub::HandlesVia uses Mite to produce the affected code section due to CVE-2025-30672

Record: CVE-2025-30673
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-427
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-9134 6.5

Sub::HandlesVia for Perl before 0.050002 allows untrusted code from the current working directory ('.') to be loaded similar to CVE-2016-1238.

If an attacker can place a malicious file in current working directory, it may be loaded instead of the intended file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Sub::HandlesVia uses Mite to produce the affected code section due to CVE-2025-30672

Record: EUVD-2025-9134
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hhc7-9jf4-whgx 6.5

Sub::HandlesVia for Perl before 0.050002 allows untrusted code from the current working directory...

Sub::HandlesVia for Perl before 0.050002 allows untrusted code from the current working directory ('.') to be loaded similar to CVE-2016-1238.

If an attacker can place a malicious file in current working directory, it may be loaded instead of the intended file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Sub::HandlesVia uses Mite to produce the affected code section due to CVE-2025-30672

Record: GHSA-hhc7-9jf4-whgx
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-427
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.5

Sub::HandlesVia for Perl before 0.050002 allows untrusted code from the current working directory ('.') to be loaded similar to CVE-2016-1238.

If an attacker can place a malicious file in current working directory, it may be loaded instead of the intended file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Sub::HandlesVia uses Mite to produce the affected code section due to CVE-2025-30672

Record: CVE-2025-30673
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-427
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.5

Sub::HandlesVia for Perl allows untrusted code to be included from the current working directory

Sub::HandlesVia for Perl before 0.050002 allows untrusted code from the current working directory ('.') to be loaded similar to CVE-2016-1238.

If an attacker can place a malicious file in current working directory, it may be loaded instead of the intended file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Sub::HandlesVia uses Mite to produce the affected code section due to CVE-2025-30672

Record: CVE-2025-30673
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-427
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-30673 6.5

Sub::HandlesVia for Perl before 0.050002 allows untrusted code from the current working directory ('.') to be loaded similar to CVE-2016-1238. If an attacker can place a malicious file in current working directory, it may be loaded instead of the intended file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. Sub::HandlesVia uses Mite to produce the affected code section due to CVE-2025-30672

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2025-30673
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-30673 6.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2025-30673
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

tobyink sub::handlesvia

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libsub-handlesvia-perl` Debian:12	before 0.050000-1+deb12u1, plus listed versions 0.050000-1	0.050000-1+deb12u1
`libsub-handlesvia-perl` Debian:13	before 0.050002-1	0.050002-1
`libsub-handlesvia-perl` Debian:14	before 0.050002-1	0.050002-1
`libsub-handlesvia-perl` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.016-1	None known
`libsub-handlesvia-perl` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.050000-1	None known
`libsub-handlesvia-perl` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 0.050000-20.050002-1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2025-30673 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Tobyink Sub::handlesvia, published April 1, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. Fixed in libsub-handlesvia-perl 0.050000-1+deb12u1.

References

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