CVE-2024-58278Public exploit

Arbitrary code execution via attacker-controlled argument zero

Published Dec 4, 2025 · Updated May 14, 2026

OS command injection in IndigoStar Software Perl2Exe 30.10C and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary packed scripts. A packed executable trusts its process's zeroth argument as the file to unpack and run, rather than binding execution to its own file. A local user who can launch the ostensibly safe executable with a forged argument zero can redirect it to another Perl2Exe-packed binary, bypass restricted-shell controls, and run that binary's embedded script.

CVSS severity8.5
High
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in IndigoStar Software Perl2Exe 30.10C and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary packed scripts. A packed executable trusts its process's zeroth argument as the file to unpack and run, rather than binding execution to its own file. A local user who can launch the ostensibly safe executable with a forged argument zero can redirect it to another Perl2Exe-packed binary, bypass restricted-shell controls, and run that binary's embedded script.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-58278
Published
Dec 4, 2025
Updated
May 14, 2026
Vendor
IndigoStar Software
Product
Perl2Exe
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 4, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=V30.10C

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IndigoStar Software · Perl2Exeversion=0 <=V30.10C

Published CVSS scores

8.5VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059.004Unix Shell

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