EUVD-2026-16957
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Description
GRID::Machine versions through 0.127 for Perl allows arbitrary code execution via unsafe deserialization. GRID::Machine provides Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) over SSH for Perl. The client connects to remote hosts to execute code on them. A compromised or malicious remote host can execute arbitrary code back on the client through unsafe deserialization in the RPC protocol. read_operation() in lib/GRID/Machine/Message.pm deserialises values from the remote side using eval() $arg .= '$VAR1'; my $val = eval "no strict; $arg"; # line 40-41 $arg is raw bytes from the protocol pipe. A compromised remote host can embed arbitrary perl in the Dumper-formatted response: $VAR1 = do { system("..."); }; This executes on the client silently on every RPC call, as the return values remain correct. This functionality is by design but the trust requirement for the remote host is not documented in the distribution.
Analysis
Arbitrary Perl code execution in GRID::Machine through version 0.127 occurs when clients connect to remote hosts via RPC over SSH, as the client-side deserializer uses eval() on untrusted data from the remote peer without validation. A compromised or malicious remote host can inject arbitrary Perl code into Dumper-formatted responses that executes silently on the client during RPC calls, while maintaining correct return values to avoid detection. …
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