CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-58278

HighCVSS 8.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.19%

8th percentile - higher than 8% of all known CVEs

Summary

perl2exe <= V30.10C contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability that allows local authenticated attackers to execute malicious scripts. Attackers can control the 0th argument of packed executables to execute another executable, allowing them to bypass restrictions and gain unauthorized access.

Risk Assessment

A local attacker can execute arbitrary code in the application context. This may lead to privilege escalation and compromise of system security.

Recommendation

Update perl2exe to a newer version if available. Also restrict local user privileges and audit packed executables.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

perl2exe <= V30.10C contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability that allows local authenticated attackers to execute malicious scripts. Attackers can control the 0th argument of packed executables to execute another executable, allowing them to bypass restrictions and gain unauthorized access.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS