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CVE-2026-120633

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl trust the client X-Forwarded-Host header in url, self_url, virtual_host and virtual_port

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CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl trust the client X-Forwarded-Host header in url, self_url, virtual_host and virtual_port.

These take the host name and port from the X-Forwarded-Host request header when present, and otherwise from Host, without validating either. The URLs from url and self_url are the default redirect location and the start_html(-base=>1) base href, and the default start_form action when REQUEST_URI is not set.

A client can poison shared caches, and URLs the application stores or sends, with redirects, links and scripts that point at a host it controls.

Exploit likelihood

0.13%Unchanged since Nov 4, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List No score

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl trust the client X-Forwarded-Host header in url, self_url, virtual_host and virtual_port

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl trust the client X-Forwarded-Host header in url, self_url, virtual_host and virtual_port.

These take the host name and port from the X-Forwarded-Host request header when present, and otherwise from Host, without validating either. The URLs from url and self_url are the default redirect location and the start_html(-base=>1) base href, and the default start_form action when REQUEST_URI is not set.

A client can poison shared caches, and URLs the application stores or sends, with redirects, links and scripts that point at a host it controls.

Record
CVE-2026-120633
Weakness
CWE-348, CWE-601
Updated
2026-11-04
EUVDEUVD-2026-116600 No score

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl trust the client X-Forwarded-Host header in url, self_url, virtual_host and virtual_port.

These take the host name and port from the X-Forwarded-Host request header when present, and otherwise from Host, without validating either. The URLs from url and self_url are the default redirect location and the start_html(-base=>1) base href, and the default start_form action when REQUEST_URI is not set.

A client can poison shared caches, and URLs the application stores or sends, with redirects, links and scripts that point at a host it controls.

Record
EUVD-2026-116600
Updated
2026-11-04
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r9xh-qv72-jvjf No score

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl trust the client X-Forwarded-Host header in url, self_url,...

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl trust the client X-Forwarded-Host header in url, self_url, virtual_host and virtual_port.

These take the host name and port from the X-Forwarded-Host request header when present, and otherwise from Host, without validating either. The URLs from url and self_url are the default redirect location and the start_html(-base=>1) base href, and the default start_form action when REQUEST_URI is not set.

A client can poison shared caches, and URLs the application stores or sends, with redirects, links and scripts that point at a host it controls.

Record
GHSA-r9xh-qv72-jvjf
Weakness
CWE-348
Updated
2026-11-04
NVD No score

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl trust the client X-Forwarded-Host header in url, self_url, virtual_host and virtual_port.

These take the host name and port from the X-Forwarded-Host request header when present, and otherwise from Host, without validating either. The URLs from url and self_url are the default redirect location and the start_html(-base=>1) base href, and the default start_form action when REQUEST_URI is not set.

A client can poison shared caches, and URLs the application stores or sends, with redirects, links and scripts that point at a host it controls.

Record
CVE-2026-120633
Weakness
CWE-348, CWE-601
Updated
2026-11-04
OSVAZL-112798 No score

CVE-2026-120633 affecting package perl-CGI 4.60-1

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl trust the client X-Forwarded-Host header in url, self_url, virtual_host and virtual_port.

These take the host name and port from the X-Forwarded-Host request header when present, and otherwise from Host, without validating either. The URLs from url and self_url are the default redirect location and the start_html(-base=>1) base href, and the default start_form action when REQUEST_URI is not set.

A client can poison shared caches, and URLs the application stores or sends, with redirects, links and scripts that point at a host it controls.

Record
AZL-112798
Updated
2026-11-07
OSV No score

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl trust the client X-Forwarded-Host header in url, self_url, virtual_host and virtual_port

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl trust the client X-Forwarded-Host header in url, self_url, virtual_host and virtual_port.

These take the host name and port from the X-Forwarded-Host request header when present, and otherwise from Host, without validating either. The URLs from url and self_url are the default redirect location and the start_html(-base=>1) base href, and the default start_form action when REQUEST_URI is not set.

A client can poison shared caches, and URLs the application stores or sends, with redirects, links and scripts that point at a host it controls.

Record
CVE-2026-120633
Weakness
CWE-348, CWE-601
Updated
2026-11-07
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-120633 No score

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl trust the client X-Forwarded-Host header in url, self_url, virtual_host and virtual_port. These take the host name and port from the X-Forwarded-Host request header when present, and otherwise from Host, without validating either. The URLs from url and self_url are the default redirect location and the start_html(-base=>1) base href, and the default start_form action when REQUEST_URI is not set. A client can poison shared caches, and URLs the application stores or sends, with redirects, links and scripts that point at a host it controls.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-120633
Updated
2026-11-05
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:12465-1 No score

perl-CGI-5.20.0-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the perl-CGI-5.20.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:12465-1
Updated
2026-11-07
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-120633 No score

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl trust the client X-Forwarded-Host header in url, self_url, virtual_host and virtual_port. These take the host name and port from the X-Forwarded-Host request header when present, and otherwise from Host, without validating either. The URLs from url and self_url are the default redirect location and the start_html(-base=>1) base href, and the default start_form action when REQUEST_URI is not set. A client can poison shared caches, and URLs the application stores or sends, with redirects, links and scripts that point at a host it controls.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-120633
Updated
2026-11-05

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
perl-CGI
Azure Linux:3
through 4.60-1 None known
libcgi-pm-perl
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
4.55-14.57-14.59-14.60-14.61-1
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4.62-14.63-14.64-14.65-14.66-14.67-14.68-14.70-14.71-14.72-15.02-1
None known
libcgi-pm-perl
Debian:13
All versions, plus listed versions
4.68-14.70-14.71-14.72-15.02-1
None known
libcgi-pm-perl
Debian:14
All versions, plus listed versions
4.68-14.70-14.71-14.72-15.02-1
None known
libcgi-pm-perl
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.21-14.22-14.25-14.26-1
None known
libcgi-pm-perl
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.36-14.37-14.38-1
None known
libcgi-pm-perl
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.44-14.45-14.46-1
None known
libcgi-pm-perl
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.51-14.53-14.54-1
None known
libcgi-pm-perl
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.57-14.60-14.61-14.62-14.63-1
None known
libcgi-pm-perl
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
4.71-1build14.72-1
None known
libcgi-pm-perl
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.68-14.71-14.71-1build1
None known
perl-CGI
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
before 5.20.0-1.1
5.20.0-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, aliases, referencesOSV
affected, aliases, referencesOSV
affected, aliases, referencesNVD, OSV
referencesOSV
affected, aliases, referencesOSV
aliasesEUVD, NVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-120633 is a vulnerability with no CVSS score yet in perl-CGI, published November 3, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.13%, the 2nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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