SUSE · security update for perl-FCGI
Affects SUSESource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 51% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Jun 2025
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 2026-10-26.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE Product Security Team SUSE | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
A security update is available from Red Hat for perl-FCGI version 0.78 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6. Users should apply the official security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:8890 to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions. Since this is an on-premises package, remediation requires manual update by system administrators.
Description
A vulnerability exists in the perl-FCGI package versions 0.44 through 0.82 due to a flaw in the embedded FastCGI fcgi2 library (CVE-2025-40907). This affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 variants and is rated as having an important security impact. The perl-FCGI module is used to write FastCGI applications, which improve web application performance by keeping processes persistent across requests. A security update is available to address this issue.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8890 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2366847 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2025/rhsa-2025_8890.json (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/support/security/rating/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2025_8635.json (opens in a new tab)
- lists.suse.com/pipermail/suse-liberty-linux-updates/2025-June/001637.html (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40907/ (opens in a new tab)