CVE-2026-115823
Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl send response bodies for HEAD requests, desynchronizing responses on keep-alive connections
Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl send response bodies for HEAD requests, desynchronizing responses on keep-alive connections.
For a HEAD request Starman omits chunked framing but still writes the body returned by the application, on both the array and streaming response paths. Responses with a 1xx, 204 or 304 status also carry the body.
On a keep-alive or pipelined connection the client reads those bytes as the start of the next response. A front-end proxy that reuses upstream connections may then pair responses with the wrong requests.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.1
Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl send response bodies for HEAD requests, desynchronizing responses on keep-alive connections
Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl send response bodies for HEAD requests, desynchronizing responses on keep-alive connections.
For a HEAD request Starman omits chunked framing but still writes the body returned by the application, on both the array and streaming response paths. Responses with a 1xx, 204 or 304 status also carry the body.
On a keep-alive or pipelined connection the client reads those bytes as the start of the next response. A front-end proxy that reuses upstream connections may then pair responses with the wrong requests.
- Record
CVE-2026-115823- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-444
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-109560
9.1
Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl send response bodies for HEAD requests, desynchronizing responses on keep-alive connections.
For a HEAD request Starman omits chunked framing but still writes the body returned by the application, on both the array and streaming response paths. Responses with a 1xx, 204 or 304 status also carry the body.
On a keep-alive or pipelined connection the client reads those bytes as the start of the next response. A front-end proxy that reuses upstream connections may then pair responses with the wrong requests.
- Record
EUVD-2026-109560- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4q75-5w63-6hx7
9.1
Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl send response bodies for HEAD requests, desynchronizing...
Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl send response bodies for HEAD requests, desynchronizing responses on keep-alive connections.
For a HEAD request Starman omits chunked framing but still writes the body returned by the application, on both the array and streaming response paths. Responses with a 1xx, 204 or 304 status also carry the body.
On a keep-alive or pipelined connection the client reads those bytes as the start of the next response. A front-end proxy that reuses upstream connections may then pair responses with the wrong requests.
- Record
GHSA-4q75-5w63-6hx7- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-444
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.1
Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl send response bodies for HEAD requests, desynchronizing responses on keep-alive connections.
For a HEAD request Starman omits chunked framing but still writes the body returned by the application, on both the array and streaming response paths. Responses with a 1xx, 204 or 304 status also carry the body.
On a keep-alive or pipelined connection the client reads those bytes as the start of the next response. A front-end proxy that reuses upstream connections may then pair responses with the wrong requests.
- Record
CVE-2026-115823- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-444
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.1
Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl send response bodies for HEAD requests, desynchronizing responses on keep-alive connections
Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl send response bodies for HEAD requests, desynchronizing responses on keep-alive connections.
For a HEAD request Starman omits chunked framing but still writes the body returned by the application, on both the array and streaming response paths. Responses with a 1xx, 204 or 304 status also carry the body.
On a keep-alive or pipelined connection the client reads those bytes as the start of the next response. A front-end proxy that reuses upstream connections may then pair responses with the wrong requests.
- Record
CVE-2026-115823- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-444
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-115823
9.1
Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl send response bodies for HEAD requests, desynchronizing responses on keep-alive connections. For a HEAD request Starman omits chunked framing but still writes the body returned by the application, on both the array and streaming response paths. Responses with a 1xx, 204 or 304 status also carry the body. On a keep-alive or pipelined connection the client reads those bytes as the start of the next response. A front-end proxy that reuses upstream connections may then pair responses with the wrong requests.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-115823- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-115823
9.1
Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl send response bodies for HEAD requests, desynchronizing responses on keep-alive connections. For a HEAD request Starman omits chunked framing but still writes the body returned by the application, on both the array and streaming response paths. Responses with a 1xx, 204 or 304 status also carry the body. On a keep-alive or pipelined connection the client reads those bytes as the start of the next response. A front-end proxy that reuses upstream connections may then pair responses with the wrong requests.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-115823- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-04
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:12276-1 No score
perl-Starman-0.4019-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the perl-Starman-0.4019-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:12276-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
starmanDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.4016-10.4017-10.4018-10.4019-1 |
None known |
starmanDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.4017-10.4018-0+deb13u10.4018-10.4019-1 |
None known |
starmanDebian:14 |
before 0.4019-1, plus listed versions 0.4017-10.4018-1 |
0.4019-1 |
starmanUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.4014-1 |
None known |
starmanUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.4014-1 |
None known |
starmanUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.4014-30.4015-1 |
None known |
starmanUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.4015-1 |
None known |
starmanUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.4016-10.4017-1 |
None known |
starmanUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.4017-1build10.4018-1 |
None known |
starmanUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.4017-10.4017-1build1 |
None known |
perl-StarmanopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0.4019-1.1 | 0.4019-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | OSV | |
| facts | EUVD, OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-115823 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in starman, published October 25, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. Fixed in starman 0.4019-1.
References
github.com/miyagawa/Starman/commit/91c47c529cd1e100f938486896ea9083ec3ec7bf.patch
metacpan.org/release/MIYAGAWA/Starman-0.4019/changes
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115823
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4q75-5w63-6hx7
cpan.org/modules
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/115xxx/CVE-2026-115823.json