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Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-60082 affects Perl DBI before 1.651. A malformed internal data situation can make DBI read outside the expected row buffer. The rating is critical because the published CVSS indicates possible high confidentiality loss and high availability impact without authentication.
Executive priority
Treat as urgent for environments running Perl DBI, particularly internet-facing services. The risk is credible due to critical CVSS impact, but sources do not show confirmed active exploitation.
Technical view
The issue is a CWE-125 out-of-bounds read. If a statement handle has no fields while the source row is non-empty, DBI's internal row-buffer helper can read from a negative array index. Sources say this can be triggered through inconsistent metadata and rows supplied to prepare.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in Perl applications or dependencies using DBI versions before 1.651, especially where application logic or test harnesses can pass inconsistent statement metadata and row data into DBI prepare handling.
Exploitation context
The CVE record has KEV marked false, and the provided sources do not state active exploitation. The published vector indicates network-reachable, unauthenticated, low-complexity impact, but the bundle does not provide real-world exploit evidence.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports DBI before 1.651 and a negative-index out-of-bounds read in row-buffer handling. The affected record also contains an unusual version entry, so validate exact downstream package status through vendor, MetaCPAN, and distribution advisories.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade DBI to version 1.651 or later.
- Check vendor advisory and release notes before rollout.
- Inventory Perl applications and dependencies using DBI.
- Prioritize externally reachable services first.
- Monitor vendor and distribution package advisories.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed DBI versions across production systems.
- Review dependency lockfiles and OS package inventories.
- Identify applications accepting untrusted database metadata paths.
- Verify DBI 1.651 or later after remediation.
- Track exceptions with compensating controls and owner.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H3.95.2CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.1CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/dbi/security/advisories/GHSA-rwhc-hhmv-cjvgCVE reference, CPANSec · vendor-advisory
- https://metacpan.org/release/HMBRAND/DBI-1.651/changesCVE reference, CPANSec · release-notes
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/dbi/commit/397868704291bbf0989b97e2c0661189890653e2.patchCVE reference, CPANSec · patch
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CWE details
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Out-of-bounds Read
Out-of-bounds Read represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.