CVE-2026-117500: HTTP-Body (Perl module) · ReDoS
Affects HTTP-Body (Perl module)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 1.24_01 soon.
Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 17:45 UTC
Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.24_01
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade HTTP-Body (Perl module) to 1.24_01.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| HTTP-Body | Affected
| Fixed in
|
CPANHTTP-Bodypkg:cpan/HTTP-BodyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade HTTP::Body to version 1.24_01 or later, where the regex inefficiency is fixed. No other mitigations are indicated.
Description
HTTP::Body versions before 1.24_01 for Perl contain an inefficient regular expression in the multipart upload filename parsing logic. This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause CPU exhaustion by sending a specially crafted filename with many dots ending in a backslash, triggering excessive regex backtracking. Each file part in a multipart request is processed separately, amplifying the impact. The issue is fixed in version 1.24_01.