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CVE-2026-48962VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2026-48962: PMQS IO::Compress · Eval Injection

Affects PMQS IO::CompressSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.3 High : upgrade to 2.220 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.3High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 37% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.220
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 2026-10-26.

What to do

Upgrade IO::Compress and IO-Compress to 2.220.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
PMQSIO::CompressAffected
  • <2.220
Fixed in
  • 2.220
GitHubIO-Compresspkg:github/IO-CompressOther threatsAffected
  • <2.220
Fixed in
  • 2.220

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AI-suggested

According to the Red Hat advisory, no effective mitigation currently meets their criteria for ease of use, applicability, and stability. Users should upgrade to IO::Compress version 2.220 or later when available. Red Hat has released updated packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Life Cycle Support that address this vulnerability. Applying these updates is the recommended remediation. If you cannot patch yet, no reliable workaround is documented.

Description

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.

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