CVE-2026-9698
criticalpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.005 · 40 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
DBI versions before 1.648 for Perl saved errors in a limited-sized buffer. Error messages that were returned when RaiseError, PrintError or HandleError were set were written to a 200-byte buffer without a length limit. Attackers that can influence the error text in an application can trigger a buffer overflow.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (6)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-1880cPanel cPanel/WHM: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-06-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in cPanel cPanel/WHM ausnutzen, um potenziell beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitskontrollen zu umgehen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen, Daten zu manipulieren oder offenzulegen oder andere, nicht näher beschriebene Angriffe durchzuführen.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-3043IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-08-26csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM QRadar SIEM ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, um Informationen offenzulegen, um Dateien zu manipulieren, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen und um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (14)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9698cnnvd
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/dbi/commit/bfe5d73c162d2d1f761a639a0aa33aad6a9eb54e.patchenisa_euvd
- https://metacpan.org/release/HMBRAND/DBI-1.648/changesenisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/09/9Mailing ListThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38512nvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38513nvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38901nvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53371nvd
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