Spreadsheet-ParseExcel: Arbitrary Code Execution — GLSA 202508-05

A vulnerability has been discovered in Spreadsheet-ParseExcel, which can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected packages

dev-perl/Spreadsheet-ParseExcel on all architectures
Affected versions < 0.660.0
Unaffected versions >= 0.660.0

Background

Spreadsheet::ParseExcel is a perl module to extract information from Excel files.

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in Spreadsheet::ParseExcel. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifier for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Spreadsheet::ParseExcel users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-perl/Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.660.0"
 

References

Release date
August 06, 2025

Latest revision
August 06, 2025: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
local

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