High7.8Red Hat & Ubuntu Linux
Arbitrary code execution via attacker-controlled output glob
CVE-2026-48962 Published May 27, 2026
CVE-2026-48962
Affected products & platforms
Red Hat & Ubuntu LinuxUnclassified
Summary
Arbitrary code execution via attacker-controlled output glob. Red Hat rates this important (CVSS 7.8). Weakness: CWE-94. Affected package(s): perl:5.32, perl-IO-Compress. Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:30115 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
Affected versions
- perl:5.32-8100020260616084412.651ee29f
- perl-IO-Compress-0:2.102-4.el9_4.1
- perl-IO-Compress-0:2.102-4.el9_6.1
- perl-IO-Compress-0:2.081-1.el8_8.1
- perl-IO-Compress-0:2.081-1.el8_6.1
- perl-IO-Compress-0:2.102-4.el9_2.1
- perl-IO-Compress-0:2.212-512.el10_2.1
- perl-IO-Compress-0:2.081-1.el8_4.1
- perl-IO-Compress-0:2.061-2.el7_9.1
- perl-IO-Compress-0:2.081-2.el8_10
- perl-IO-Compress-0:2.102-4.el9_8.1
- perl-IO-Compress-0:2.212-512.el10_0.1
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
Fixed versions
- RHSA-2026:30115
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
Recommended fix / mitigation
- Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:30115 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
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