Upstream information

CVE-2026-8612 at MITRE

Description

WWW::Mechanize::Cached versions before 2.00 for Perl deserialize cached HTTP responses from a world-writable on-disk cache, enabling local response forgery and code execution.

With no explicit cache backend, WWW::Mechanize::Cached constructs a default Cache::FileCache under /tmp/FileCache without overriding the backend's documented directory_umask of 000, so the cache root and its subdirectories are created mode 0777 with no sticky bit. Cache entries are named by sha1_hex of the request and read back through Storable::thaw on the next cache hit.

A local attacker with write access to the cache tree can replace a victim's cache entry for a known URL with an arbitrary frozen HTTP::Response blob, causing the victim's next get() of that URL to return attacker controlled response bytes. Because the bytes are passed to Storable::thaw, a victim process that has loaded any class with a side-effectful STORABLE_thaw, DESTROY, or overload hook can be escalated to arbitrary code execution.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
CVSS detail CNA (CISA-ADP) SUSE
Base Score 5.3 7.8
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local Local
Attack Complexity Low Low
Privileges Required Low Low
User Interaction None None
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low High
Integrity Impact Low High
Availability Impact Low High
CVSSv3 Version 3.1 3.1
CVSS v4 Scores
CVSS detail SUSE
Base Score 7.3
Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements Present
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High
Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High
Vulnerable System Availability Impact High
Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None
Subsequent System Integrity Impact None
Subsequent System Availability Impact None
CVSSv4 Version 4.0
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1265329 [NEW]

No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.


Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.1 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server LTS 4.3 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.3 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.4 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.5 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.6 perl-WWW-Mechanize Not affected


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri May 15 04:02:23 2026
CVE page last modified: Fri May 15 19:25:26 2026