ActiveState ActivePerl 5.8.8.817 for Windows configures the site/lib directory with "Users" group permissions for changing files, which allows local users to gain privileges by creating a malicious sitecustomize.pl file in that directory
Published Jun 6, 2006
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
ActiveState ActivePerl 5.8.8.817 for Windows configures the site/lib directory with "Users" group permissions for changing files, which allows local users to gain privileges by creating a malicious sitecustomize.pl file in that directory. NOTE: The provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.8.8.817
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00383) | 29.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00383) | 29.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 15.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20328 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/25974 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18269 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2140 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26915 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20328 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/25974 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18269 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2140 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26915 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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