Is CVE-2017-6512 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-6512 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-6512?

CVE-2017-6512 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-6512?

CVE-2017-6512 has an EPSS score of 2.36% (82th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6512?

Upgrade perl on debian 11 to 5.24.1-3 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-6512

MEDIUMEPSS 82th pctl

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Race condition in the rmtree and remove_tree functions in the File-Path module before 2.13 for Perl allows attackers to set the mode on arbitrary files via vectors involving directory-permission loosening logic.

CWE-362Race Condition

How to fix

Remediation Available

perlDebian

Fixed in:5.24.1-3CVE-2017-6512

perlUbuntu

Fixed in:5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4USN-3625-1

Fixed in:5.22.1-9ubuntu0.3USN-3625-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

2.36%probability of exploitation in 30 days

82ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 82% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory8

Issue Tracking1

rt.cpan.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-362 (Race Condition) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-6387	High	8.1	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-36884	High	7.5	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-15473	Medium	5.3	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-27983	High	8.2	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-0226	Medium	6.8	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-5195	High	7.0	84%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.