CVE-2026-120641
CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl return upload filenames with any client-supplied path, including ../ and Windows paths
CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl return upload filenames with any client-supplied path, including ../ and Windows paths.
The name returned for an uploaded file is the filename parameter of the part's Content-Disposition header, unchanged.
An application that saves the upload under this name can be made to write outside the intended directory.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List No score
CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl return upload filenames with any client-supplied path, including ../ and Windows paths
CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl return upload filenames with any client-supplied path, including ../ and Windows paths.
The name returned for an uploaded file is the filename parameter of the part's Content-Disposition header, unchanged.
An application that saves the upload under this name can be made to write outside the intended directory.
- Record
CVE-2026-120641- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
EUVDEUVD-2026-116608 No score
CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl return upload filenames with any client-supplied path, including ../ and Windows paths.
The name returned for an uploaded file is the filename parameter of the part's Content-Disposition header, unchanged.
An application that saves the upload under this name can be made to write outside the intended directory.
- Record
EUVD-2026-116608- Updated
- 2026-11-04
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3hqq-f8xf-6qwx No score
CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl return upload filenames with any client-supplied path,...
CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl return upload filenames with any client-supplied path, including ../ and Windows paths.
The name returned for an uploaded file is the filename parameter of the part's Content-Disposition header, unchanged.
An application that saves the upload under this name can be made to write outside the intended directory.
- Record
GHSA-3hqq-f8xf-6qwx- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
NVD No score
CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl return upload filenames with any client-supplied path, including ../ and Windows paths.
The name returned for an uploaded file is the filename parameter of the part's Content-Disposition header, unchanged.
An application that saves the upload under this name can be made to write outside the intended directory.
- Record
CVE-2026-120641- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
OSVAZL-112777 No score
CVE-2026-120641 affecting package perl-CGI 4.60-1
CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl return upload filenames with any client-supplied path, including ../ and Windows paths.
The name returned for an uploaded file is the filename parameter of the part's Content-Disposition header, unchanged.
An application that saves the upload under this name can be made to write outside the intended directory.
- Record
AZL-112777- Updated
- 2026-11-07
OSV No score
CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl return upload filenames with any client-supplied path, including ../ and Windows paths
CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl return upload filenames with any client-supplied path, including ../ and Windows paths.
The name returned for an uploaded file is the filename parameter of the part's Content-Disposition header, unchanged.
An application that saves the upload under this name can be made to write outside the intended directory.
- Record
CVE-2026-120641- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-120641 No score
CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl return upload filenames with any client-supplied path, including ../ and Windows paths. The name returned for an uploaded file is the filename parameter of the part's Content-Disposition header, unchanged. An application that saves the upload under this name can be made to write outside the intended directory.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-120641- 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-2026-120641 No score
CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl return upload filenames with any client-supplied path, including ../ and Windows paths. The name returned for an uploaded file is the filename parameter of the part's Content-Disposition header, unchanged. An application that saves the upload under this name can be made to write outside the intended directory.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-120641- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
perl-CGIAzure Linux:3 |
through 4.60-1 | None known |
libcgi-pm-perlDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.55-14.57-14.59-14.60-14.61-1 Show 11 moreShow less4.62-14.63-14.64-14.65-14.66-14.67-14.68-14.70-14.71-14.72-15.02-1 |
None known |
libcgi-pm-perlDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.68-14.70-14.71-14.72-15.02-1 |
None known |
libcgi-pm-perlDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.68-14.70-14.71-14.72-15.02-1 |
None known |
libcgi-pm-perlUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.21-14.22-14.25-14.26-1 |
None known |
libcgi-pm-perlUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.36-14.37-14.38-1 |
None known |
libcgi-pm-perlUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.44-14.45-14.46-1 |
None known |
libcgi-pm-perlUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.51-14.53-14.54-1 |
None known |
libcgi-pm-perlUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.57-14.60-14.61-14.62-14.63-1 |
None known |
libcgi-pm-perlUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.71-1build14.72-1 |
None known |
libcgi-pm-perlUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.68-14.71-14.71-1build1 |
None known |
perl-CGIopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 20 CVEs |
before 5.20.0-1.1 | 5.20.0-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| affected, aliases, references | NVD, OSV | |
| references | OSV | |
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD, NVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-120641 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 0.20%, the 9th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-4.72/source/lib/CGI.pm
metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-5.00/changes
github.com/leejo/CGI.pm/commit/5379eb18e87b7f985613f5c4f7bae94478a4fa2f.patch
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120641
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3hqq-f8xf-6qwx
cpan.org/modules
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github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/120xxx/CVE-2026-120641.json
github.com/leejo/CGI.pm
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-120641
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-120641
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-120641
lists.security.metacpan.org/cve-announce/msg/44874911
github.com/leejo/CGI.pm/commit/5379eb18e87b7f985613f5c4f7bae94478a4fa2f
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-120631
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-120632
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-120633
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-120634
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-120635
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-120636
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-120637
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-120638
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-120639
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-120640
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-120641
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-120642
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-120643
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-120644
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-120645
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-120646
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-120647
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-120648
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-120650
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-120651