Vulnerability · CVE-2026-8704
Crypt::DSA versions through 1.19 for Perl use 2-args open, allowing existing files to be modified.
Published May 15, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Crypt::DSA versions through 1.19
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-8704. EPSS is 0.36%. Act only if a listed version of Crypt::DSA versions through 1.19 is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Crypt::DSA versions through 1.19).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium6.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.36%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- See sources for product scope
Crypt::DSA versions through 1.19 for Perl use 2-args open, allowing existing files to be modified.
No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.
How to fix CVE-2026-8704
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-8704. EPSS is 0.36%. Act only if a listed version of Crypt::DSA versions through 1.19 is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-552: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. EPSS 0.36%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 15, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Crypt::DSA versions through 1.19 for Perl use 2-args open, allowing existing files to be modified.
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Crypt::DSA versions through 1.19 for Perl use 2-args open, allowing existing files to be modified.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-8704
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-8704
30-day exploitation probability 0.4%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-8704
Crypt::DSA versions through 1.19 for Perl use 2-args open, allowing existing files to be modified.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.