{"cve":"CVE-2026-95831","nvd":{"published":"2026-09-22T19:17:00.227","modified":"2026-09-23T17:17:20.773","status":"Deferred","description":"Crypt::SelfCertificate versions from 1.01 through 1.05 for Perl contains malware which executes Python code from an obfuscated URL.\n\nThe generate_certificate runs a Python script saved as a certificate file.  The pyhton script attempts to retrieve code from a hardcoded http URL that is obfuscated with base64 encoding and run the response body directly.\n\nThe impact is that arbitrary code can be invoked as the user, without a dropped script being saved on the affected host.\n\nThe releases have no test scripts nor build hooks.  The intention may have been to trigger the payload after installation.\n\nFor version 1.01, the dropper script is in lib/Crypt/SelfCertificate/sample/validate.p12.\n\nFor version 1.05, the dropper script is in lib/Crypt/SelfCertificate/sample/cert7.pem.\n\nThe SHA-256 digests of the files are\n\n    fbff21f45ff748365062a5e36fb2d72558cad82a507a6f357f320b4fcdf07760 Crypt-SelfCertificate-1.01.tar.gz\n    27b2d2d3174ad771474fff2521f5084ec231e9218ea8c832515aef1cbd5897bc lib/Crypt/SelfCertificate/sample/validate.p12\n\n    9fdfa7d69b034b77d4510cda567e8da1e486ca81c7daaadc5732a45c41d71991 Crypt-SelfCertificate-1.05.tar.gz\n    27b2d2d3174ad771474fff2521f5084ec231e9218ea8c832515aef1cbd5897bc lib/Crypt/SelfCertificate/sample/cert7.pem","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-506"],"references":["https://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.cpan.testers.discuss/2026/09/msg4754.html","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/22/21","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/23/2","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/23/3"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:56:02.509636177+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-95831","score":0.0012,"percentile":0.01834,"date":"2026-11-01"},"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."]}