Vulnerability · Published May 11, 2026 · Assigned by CPANSec
CVE-2022-4988Alien::FreeImage versions through 1.001 for Perl contains several vulnerable libraries
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Alien::FreeImage from KMX. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 78.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Alien::FreeImage versions through 1.001 for Perl contains several vulnerable libraries. Alien::FreeImage contains version 3.17.0 of the FreeImage library from 2017, which has known vulnerabilities such as CVE-2015-0852 and CVE-2025-65803. The library embeds other images libraries that also have known vulnerabilities.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| KMX | Alien::FreeImage | 0 – through 1.001 |
Weakness: CWE-1395 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
References
- https://freeimage.sourceforge.io/
- https://metacpan.org/release/KMX/Alien-FreeImage-1.001/source/src/Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0852 vendor-advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-65803 vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/kmx/alien-freeimage/issues/4 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/kmx/alien-freeimage/issues/5 issue-tracking