{"cve":"CVE-2015-8607","nvd":{"published":"2016-01-13T15:59:01.597","modified":"2026-06-17T00:34:50.627","status":"Modified","description":"The canonpath function in the File::Spec module in PathTools before 3.62, as used in Perl, does not properly preserve the taint attribute of data, which might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass the taint protection mechanism via a crafted string.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","score":7.3},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/RJBS/PathTools-3.62/Changes","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175494.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176228.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00112.html","http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3441"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","perl:pathtools"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:48.328043465+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-8607","score":0.03124,"percentile":0.87855,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}