VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2006-2856
CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-06-06
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
ActiveState ActivePerl 5.8.8.817 for Windows configures the site/lib directory with "Users" group permissions for changing files, which allows local users to gain privileges by creating a malicious sitecustomize.pl file in that directory. NOTE: The provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.