🛡️ CVE-2026-42497 on Debian 11 (Root.io) — perl

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit OSV

8.0

CVSS Score

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Description

CVE-2026-42497 in perl - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2026-42497 in the perl package for Root:Debian:11. Multiple fixed versions available.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-42497 as tracked by Debian 11 (Root.io), for the package perl. The fix is available in version 5.32.1-4+deb11u5.root.io.4; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity high, availability none.

Weakness class

ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2026-42497 is classified as CWE-59: Link Following. The software follows symbolic or hard links without verifying their target, so a planted link can redirect an operation to a sensitive file.

Affected software

ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2026-42497 is recorded against 2 packages.

perl (fixed in 5.32.1-4+deb11u5.root.io.4)
rootio-perl (fixed in 5.32.1-4+deb11u5.root.io.4)

Timeline and source

Published on 10 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

CVE-2026-42497 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

BellSoft Base record Debian Debian 12 (Root.io)Debian 13 (Root.io)Ubuntu

Details

Severity HIGH

CVSS Score 8.0

CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CWE N/A

Public Exploit ✅ No

Source OSV

Published 2026-08-10

Updated 2026-08-20

Modified 2026-08-10

Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software	From version	Fixed in
perl	—	5.32.1-4+deb11u5.root.io.4
rootio-perl	—	5.32.1-4+deb11u5.root.io.4

References

N/A

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