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🛡️ CVE-2026-7017 on Debian 13 (Root.io) — perl

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
8.0
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

CVE-2026-7017 in perl - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2026-7017 in the perl package for Root:Debian:13. Multiple fixed versions available.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-7017 as tracked by Debian 13 (Root.io), for the package perl. The fix is available in version 5.40.1-6.aikido.9; 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. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity low, availability none. (rating taken from the base CVE record.)

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Integrity impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
  • Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-13-CVE-2026-7017 is classified as CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials. Credentials are stored or transmitted with protection too weak for what they unlock.

Affected software

ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-13-CVE-2026-7017 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • perl (fixed in 5.40.1-6.aikido.9)
  • rootio-perl (fixed in 5.40.1-6.aikido.9)

Timeline and source

Published on 11 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

Other advisories for this package

perl has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials) in other software:

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.0
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-08-11
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-11
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
perl — 5.40.1-6.aikido.9
rootio-perl — 5.40.1-6.aikido.9

References

N/A

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