CVE-2026-27590
February 24, 2026
Caddy is an extensible server platform that uses TLS by default. Prior to version 2.11.1, Caddy's FastCGI path splitting logic computes the split index on a lowercased copy of the request path and then uses that byte index to slice the original path. This is unsafe for Unicode because "strings.ToLower()" can change UTF-8 byte length for some characters. As a result, Caddy can derive an incorrect "SCRIPT_NAME"/"SCRIPT_FILENAME" and "PATH_INFO", potentially causing a request that contains ".php" to execute a different on-disk file than intended (path confusion). In setups where an attacker can control file contents (e.g., upload features), this can lead to unintended PHP execution of non-.php files (potential RCE depending on deployment). Version 2.11.1 fixes the issue.
Affected Packages
github.com/caddyserver/caddy (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.5.0 <v2.11.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.11.1Related ResourcesĀ (6)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
POC
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.19