CVE-2026-60081
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDBI::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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceDBI::ProfileData versions before 1.651 for Perl fail to validate the path index value when parsing profile dump files. The parser uses this index to allocate an array without bounds checking, allowing a malicious dump file to specify an arbitrarily large index that exhausts available memory.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check DBI::ProfileData versionRun: perl -MDBI::ProfileData -e 'print $DBI::ProfileData::VERSION' or use 'cpan -m DBI::ProfileData' to list installed versionAffected if Version is lower than 1.651 or the module is not installed (vulnerable if present and unpatched)
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Identify profile dump file loadingSearch code or scripts for calls to DBI::ProfileData->new() or ->read() methods that load profile dump files from diskAffected if Your code loads profile dump files from untrusted sources using DBI::ProfileData versions before 1.651
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Check for profile dump file processing in web contextsInspect any web applications or APIs that accept profile dump file uploads or load them from user-accessible pathsAffected if Profile dump files are processed by a web-facing application using a vulnerable DBI::ProfileData version
You are affected if DBI::ProfileData version is below 1.651 AND your environment parses profile dump files (especially from untrusted sources).
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade DBI::ProfileData to version 1.651 or later to obtain the bounds checking fix. If upgrading is not immediately possible, avoid loading untrusted profile dump files.
DBI::ProfileData 1.651
- Check current installed version of DBI::ProfileData using 'perl -MDBI::ProfileData -e "print $DBI::ProfileData::VERSION"'
- Upgrade DBI::ProfileData to version 1.651 or later using your Perl package manager (cpan DBI::ProfileData or cpanm DBI::ProfileData)
- Verify the installed version is 1.651 or later
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
- Consultation1.0 h
- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing1.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-60081 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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