CVE-2026-64193

CRITICAL

Net::DNS <= 1.55 - Command Execution via EDNS Extended Error Eval Injection

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0083
EPSS Percentile 53.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-95
Status published
Products (1)
NLNETLABS/Net::DNS < 1.55
Published Jul 20, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 21, 2026