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The helper is the open path behind the documented -file argument: new(-file =\u0026gt; $thing) reaches it through ReadConfig. An in-memory scalar reference (-file =\u0026gt; \\$text) does not open a path and is unaffected.\n\nAny 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)","status":"published","published":"2026-08-13T13:56:35Z","modified":"2026-08-16T01:45:09.277703052Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:52:46.823443Z"},{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2026-11527","description":"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. 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