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    CVE-2025-40908

    YAML-LibYAML prior to 0.903.0 for Perl uses 2-args open, allowing existing files to be modified

    Published:Jun 1, 2025
    Last Modified:Jul 2, 2025
    EPS:Jun 1, 2025
    EPSS Score:0.00052
    CVSS Score:9.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ingydotnet
    Product
    Yaml-libyaml
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Eus

    Exploits

    https://github.com/ingydotnet/yaml-libyaml-pm/issues/120

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-150 Collect Data from Common Resource Locations
    CAPEC-639 Probe System Files

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High