{"cve":"CVE-2016-6185","nvd":{"published":"2016-08-02T14:59:02.943","modified":"2026-06-17T00:50:35.950","status":"Modified","description":"The XSLoader::load method in XSLoader in Perl does not properly locate .so files when called in a string eval, which might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse library under the current working directory.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":[],"references":["http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/08e3451d7","http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3628","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/07/1","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/08/5","http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","fedoraproject:fedora","oracle:solaris","perl:perl"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:40:10.783210791+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-6185","score":0.00787,"percentile":0.56181,"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."]}