Resource exhaustion in Hmbrand Dbi::profiledata
CVE-2026-60081
DBI::ProfileData versions before 1.651 for Perl do not limit the path index. The path index column of profile dump files is used to allocate an array of data for the parser. An unbounded value allows an attacker to specify a large index and consume available memory.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (49.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 49.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Hmbrand Dbi::profiledata — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (vendor-advisory)
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (release-notes)
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (patch)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-60081?
- CVE-2026-60081 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hmbrand Dbi::profiledata, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-14.
- How severe is CVE-2026-60081?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.