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CVE-2025-3051: Linux::Statm::Tiny for Perl allows untrusted code to be included from the current working directory

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-04-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-427

Description

Linux::Statm::Tiny for Perl before 0.0701 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. Linux::Statm::Tiny uses Mite to produce the affected code section due to CVE-2025-30672

Affected products

• RRWO Linux::Statm::Tiny: before 0.0701 — fixed in 0.0701

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: RRWO Linux::Statm::Tiny 0.0701. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://blogs.perl.org/users/todd_rinaldo/2016/11/what-happened-to-dot-in-inc.html
• https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Linux-Statm-Tiny-0.0700/source/lib/Linux/Statm/Tiny/Mite.pm#L82
• https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Linux-Statm-Tiny-0.0701/changes

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