VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-16154
The App::cpanminus package 1.7044 for Perl allows Signature Verification Bypass.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.76%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.76%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The App::cpanminus package 1.7044 for Perl allows Signature Verification Bypass.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.76% probability · 55th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-347
- Affected
- app\/\ · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://blog.hackeriet.no/cpan-signature-verification-vulnerabilities/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DENFY4CRTIZL5WYYUYUM4VKCJNXO4QIW/
- https://metacpan.org/pod/App::cpanminusProduct, Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.hackeriet.no/cpan-signature-verification-vulnerabilities/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DENFY4CRTIZL5WYYUYUM4VKCJNXO4QIW/
- https://metacpan.org/pod/App::cpanminusProduct, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.