CVE-2026-120639: CGI (Perl module) · HTTP Request Splitting
Affects CGI (Perl module)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 5.00 soon.
Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 01:00 UTC
Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- Patch
- Available – fixed in 5.00
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 3 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 3 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade CGI (Perl module) to 5.00.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| CGI | Affected
| Fixed in
|
CPANCGIpkg:cpan/CGIOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
A fixed version 5.00 of CGI for Perl is available that addresses this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to version 5.00 or later to remediate the issue. No other mitigation guidance is provided or required as the fix is official and available.
Description
CGI versions prior to 5.00 for Perl contain an HTTP request splitting vulnerability due to improper handling of HTTP header values. The vulnerability arises from entity decoding after newline checks and lack of validation in multipart_start and do_push functions, allowing injection of encoded carriage return or line feed characters into HTTP headers. This can enable an attacker to add headers or split the HTTP response when request data is passed into these header values.
References
- metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-4.72/source/lib/CGI.pm (opens in a new tab)
- metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-5.00/changes (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/leejo/CGI.pm/commit/69955309d371c8093d11cf12e3ddef491537ffad.patch (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/leejo/CGI.pm/commit/7733c2753f4f240012097507cda2b6e87ae46db4.patch (opens in a new tab)