CVE-2026-48962 Affecting perl-constant package, versions <0:1.33-1001.module+el8.10.0+90354+a7e78d72


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-PERLCONSTANT-17757153
  • published1 Jul 2026
  • disclosed27 May 2026

Introduced: 27 May 2026

CVE-2026-48962  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 perl-constant to version 0:1.33-1001.module+el8.10.0+90354+a7e78d72 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-30851.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perl-constant package and not the perl-constant package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

IO::Compress versions before 2.220 for Perl can execute arbitrary code in File::GlobMapper via an attacker-controlled output glob.

_parseOutputGlob() wraps the caller-supplied output glob string in double quotes and stores it in the parser state; _getFiles() then runs the stored expression through eval STRING. A literal double quote in the output glob closes the dquote wrapper, and the characters that follow are evaluated as Perl.

Arbitrary Perl in the output glob executes at the calling process's privilege.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1