CVE-2025-15649: IO::Uncompress::Unzip versions before 2.215 for Perl propagate uncaught exception when parsing zip
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium : upgrade to 2.215 when convenient.
Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 16:36 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CISA-ADP | CVSS 3.1 | 5.5 |
|---|
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.215
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 May 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 10 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade IO::Uncompress::Unzip and IO-Compress to 2.215.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| IO::Uncompress::UnzipIO-Compress | Affected
| Fixed in
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CPANIO-Compresspkg:cpan/IO-CompressOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
IO::Uncompress::Unzip versions before 2.215 for Perl propagate uncaught exception when parsing zip header with malformed DOS date. _dosToUnixTime() decodes the local-file-header last-modification date field and calls Time::Local::timelocal() without an eval guard. A header whose date field decodes to an out-of-range month, day, or hour causes timelocal() to die. The exception propagates out of IO::Uncompress::Unzip->new($file) where callers expect undef plus $UnzipError.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15649 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/pmqs/IO-Compress/issues/65 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/pmqs/IO-Compress/commit/fd28c1d2374eee9811f6d0c5bddc0957abdf1da8.patch (opens in a new tab)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html (opens in a new tab)
- metacpan.org/release/PMQS/IO-Compress-2.215/changes (opens in a new tab)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/27/1 (opens in a new tab)