CVE-2026-120642
Published:November 03, 2026
Updated:November 04, 2026
CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl return request-derived values untainted under taint mode.
The upload filename, uploadInfo values, some path_info and script_name values, Accept results, and the name lists from url_param and cookie are returned without the taint flag, as is a cookie named expires from 4.67 on.
These values come from regex captures or hash keys, which Perl does not taint, so they pass -T checks unvalidated.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/leejo/CGI.pm.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =initial-import <v5.01 || >=release-2-28 <v5.01 || >=release-1_62 <v5.01 || >=release-2_751 <v5.01 || >=release-3_01 <v5.01 || =version-3_23 <v5.01 || >=v3.51 <v5.01 || >=v4.00 <v5.01Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v5.01Related Resources (7)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Use of Validation Framework
EPSS
Base Score:
0.19