CVE-2025-40908 (GCVE-0-2025-40908)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-01 13:41 – Updated: 2025-06-02 03:22
VLAI
Title
YAML-LibYAML prior to 0.903.0 for Perl uses 2-args open, allowing existing files to be modified
Summary
YAML-LibYAML prior to 0.903.0 for Perl uses 2-args open, allowing existing files to be modified
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-552 - Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
TINITA YAML::LibYAML Affected: 0 , < 0.903.0 (custom)
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Credits
@shlomif (Shlomi Fish)
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