RCE in Hmbrand Dbi
CVE-2026-14380
DBI versions before 1.650 for Perl are vulnerable to code injection via caller-influenced Profile. When a string is assigned to a DBI handle's Profile attribute, DBI splits it into path, package and arguments, and interpolates the package part in a string eval with no validation of the package name. Any caller-influenced value that reaches the Profile attribute is therefore arbitrary Perl code execution, including calls to run system commands. The Profile attribute can be set from three different sources that can carry untrusted data: the DBI_PROFILE environment variable, a direct attribute assignment, and a DSN driver-attribute clause dbi:Driver(Profile=>SPEC):db. An attacker controlling any of those inputs runs arbitrary Perl in the host process. The strongest remote position is a network-exposed DBI::Gofer / DBI::ProxyServer whose per-request DSN reaches the Profile attribute, letting a client execute code on the broker host.
EPSS: 0.005 (39.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Hmbrand Dbi — versions 0
- Perl Dbi
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (Patch, patch)
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (release-notes, Release Notes)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-14380?
- CVE-2026-14380 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hmbrand Dbi, classified under Eval Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-07-07.
- How severe is CVE-2026-14380?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.