CVE-2026-11527: SHLOMIF Config::IniFiles · OS Command Injection
Affects SHLOMIF Config::IniFilesSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.6 High : upgrade to 3.001000 soon.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 64% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 3.001000
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 14 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Config::IniFiles and Config-IniFiles to 3.001000.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| SHLOMIFConfig::IniFiles | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubConfig-IniFilespkg:github/Config-IniFilesOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, avoid passing untrusted input to the -file argument of Config::IniFiles. Use in-memory scalar references (-file => \$text) instead of file paths when possible to mitigate risk.
Description
Config::IniFiles versions before 3.001000 for Perl allow OS command injection and file overwrite via a 2-arg open() of the -file argument in _make_filehandle. Config::IniFiles::_make_filehandle opens a filename argument with Perl's 2-arg open(), so a filename that begins or ends with a pipe ("| cmd", "cmd |") or begins with a redirect ("> path", ">> path") is run as a command or redirect rather than opened as a file. The helper is the open path behind the documented -file argument: new(-file => $thing) reaches it through ReadConfig. An in-memory scalar reference (-file => \$text) does not open a path and is unaffected. Any caller that forwards untrusted input to the -file argument can run an arbitrary command or truncate a file under the process UID.
References
- github.com/shlomif/perl-Config-IniFiles/commit/3e48f9627fbba4dae5de35be1f735cdeb7e47fb8.patch (opens in a new tab)
- metacpan.org/release/SHLOMIF/Config-IniFiles-3.001000/changes (opens in a new tab)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/14/5 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/06/msg00026.html (opens in a new tab)