Net::DNS versions through 1.55 for Perl allow remote execution injection via EDNS EXTENDED ERROR. Net::DNS::RR::OPT::EXTENDED_ERROR::_decompose parses the EXTRA-TEXT field of an EDNS EXTENDED-ERROR option (RFC 8914) by tokenising the raw bytes and passing the result to Perl's eval. There is some escaping done for $ and @, but not for backticks. This can be exploited for command execution if $pkt->edns->option('EXTENDED-ERROR') is called in array context, for example with a payload of {0:`"<command>"`} in EXTRA-TEXT.
History

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Critical


Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Nlnet Labs
Nlnet Labs net Dns
Vendors & Products Nlnet Labs
Nlnet Labs net Dns

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Net::DNS versions through 1.55 for Perl allow remote execution injection via EDNS EXTENDED ERROR. Net::DNS::RR::OPT::EXTENDED_ERROR::_decompose parses the EXTRA-TEXT field of an EDNS EXTENDED-ERROR option (RFC 8914) by tokenising the raw bytes and passing the result to Perl's eval. There is some escaping done for $ and @, but not for backticks. This can be exploited for command execution if $pkt->edns->option('EXTENDED-ERROR') is called in array context, for example with a payload of {0:`"<command>"`} in EXTRA-TEXT.
Title Net::DNS versions through 1.55 for Perl allow remote execution injection via EDNS EXTENDED ERROR
Weaknesses CWE-95
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published: 2026-07-20T17:54:42.087Z

Updated: 2026-07-21T18:55:09.291Z

Reserved: 2026-07-19T10:13:00.756Z

Link: CVE-2026-64193

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-20T20:30:04.101Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Critical

Publid Date: 2026-07-20T17:54:42Z

Links: CVE-2026-64193 - Bugzilla