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CVE-2026-120639

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow HTTP header injection via entity decoding after the newline check in header and unchecked values in multipart_start and do_push

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CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow HTTP header injection via entity decoding after the newline check in header and unchecked values in multipart_start and do_push.

With autoEscape off, header decodes HTML entities in extra header values after its newline check, so an encoded CR or LF reaches the response. multipart_start does not check header values for newlines, and do_push does not check the type it prints in each part.

An application that passes request data into these header values can be made to add headers or split the response.

Exploit likelihood

0.23%Unchanged since Nov 4, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List No score

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow HTTP header injection via entity decoding after the newline check in header and unchecked values in multipart_start and do_push

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow HTTP header injection via entity decoding after the newline check in header and unchecked values in multipart_start and do_push.

With autoEscape off, header decodes HTML entities in extra header values after its newline check, so an encoded CR or LF reaches the response. multipart_start does not check header values for newlines, and do_push does not check the type it prints in each part.

An application that passes request data into these header values can be made to add headers or split the response.

Record
CVE-2026-120639
Weakness
CWE-113
Updated
2026-11-04
EUVDEUVD-2026-116606 No score

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow HTTP header injection via entity decoding after the newline check in header and unchecked values in multipart_start and do_push.

With autoEscape off, header decodes HTML entities in extra header values after its newline check, so an encoded CR or LF reaches the response. multipart_start does not check header values for newlines, and do_push does not check the type it prints in each part.

An application that passes request data into these header values can be made to add headers or split the response.

Record
EUVD-2026-116606
Updated
2026-11-04
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mxvj-3jfg-j4p6 No score

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow HTTP header injection via entity decoding after the...

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow HTTP header injection via entity decoding after the newline check in header and unchecked values in multipart_start and do_push.

With autoEscape off, header decodes HTML entities in extra header values after its newline check, so an encoded CR or LF reaches the response. multipart_start does not check header values for newlines, and do_push does not check the type it prints in each part.

An application that passes request data into these header values can be made to add headers or split the response.

Record
GHSA-mxvj-3jfg-j4p6
Weakness
CWE-113
Updated
2026-11-04
NVD No score

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow HTTP header injection via entity decoding after the newline check in header and unchecked values in multipart_start and do_push.

With autoEscape off, header decodes HTML entities in extra header values after its newline check, so an encoded CR or LF reaches the response. multipart_start does not check header values for newlines, and do_push does not check the type it prints in each part.

An application that passes request data into these header values can be made to add headers or split the response.

Record
CVE-2026-120639
Weakness
CWE-113
Updated
2026-11-04
OSVAZL-112768 No score

CVE-2026-120639 affecting package perl-CGI 4.60-1

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow HTTP header injection via entity decoding after the newline check in header and unchecked values in multipart_start and do_push.

With autoEscape off, header decodes HTML entities in extra header values after its newline check, so an encoded CR or LF reaches the response. multipart_start does not check header values for newlines, and do_push does not check the type it prints in each part.

An application that passes request data into these header values can be made to add headers or split the response.

Record
AZL-112768
Updated
2026-11-07
OSV No score

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow HTTP header injection via entity decoding after the newline check in header and unchecked values in multipart_start and do_push

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow HTTP header injection via entity decoding after the newline check in header and unchecked values in multipart_start and do_push.

With autoEscape off, header decodes HTML entities in extra header values after its newline check, so an encoded CR or LF reaches the response. multipart_start does not check header values for newlines, and do_push does not check the type it prints in each part.

An application that passes request data into these header values can be made to add headers or split the response.

Record
CVE-2026-120639
Weakness
CWE-113
Updated
2026-11-07
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-120639 No score

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow HTTP header injection via entity decoding after the newline check in header and unchecked values in multipart_start and do_push. With autoEscape off, header decodes HTML entities in extra header values after its newline check, so an encoded CR or LF reaches the response. multipart_start does not check header values for newlines, and do_push does not check the type it prints in each part. An application that passes request data into these header values can be made to add headers or split the response.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-120639
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-2026-120639 No score

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow HTTP header injection via entity decoding after the newline check in header and unchecked values in multipart_start and do_push. With autoEscape off, header decodes HTML entities in extra header values after its newline check, so an encoded CR or LF reaches the response. multipart_start does not check header values for newlines, and do_push does not check the type it prints in each part. An application that passes request data into these header values can be made to add headers or split the response.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-120639
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-2026-120639 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 0.23%, the 13th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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