CVE-2026-116271 (GCVE-0-2026-116271)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-28 17:34
Modified
2026-10-28 17:34
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Summary
MIME::Parser::FileUnder versions before 5.521 for Perl reuse a pre-created output directory and follow symlinks in it, letting local users redirect attachment writes.
Each message is written to a directory named msg-<time>-<pid>-<n> under the output base, and an existing directory of that name is used as is. A file name counts as unused when nothing exists at that path, which holds for a dangling symlink, and the body file is then opened in a way that follows the link.
When the output base is writable by other users, as with output_under("/tmp"), a local user can pre-create the directory with a symlink named like an attachment. The parser then writes the attachment to the link target with the privileges of the parsing process.
References
| URL | Tags | |
|---|---|---|
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"packageURL": "pkg:cpan/MIME-tools",
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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