CVE-2026-85630
HTML::FormHandler versions before 0.410002 for Perl render field attributes into HTML without escaping using the process_attrs method
HTML::FormHandler versions before 0.410002 for Perl render field attributes into HTML without escaping using the process_attrs method.
Any application with fields or field labels where some attributes are built from data rather than literals allows attacker-influenced text in an attribute value that can override the field attributes or embed JavaScript in rendered pages.
For example, the RadioGroup widget uses the process_attrs method via the render_option and wrap_radio methods.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.1
HTML::FormHandler versions before 0.410002 for Perl render field attributes into HTML without escaping using the process_attrs method
HTML::FormHandler versions before 0.410002 for Perl render field attributes into HTML without escaping using the process_attrs method.
Any application with fields or field labels where some attributes are built from data rather than literals allows attacker-influenced text in an attribute value that can override the field attributes or embed JavaScript in rendered pages.
For example, the RadioGroup widget uses the process_attrs method via the render_option and wrap_radio methods.
- Record
CVE-2026-85630- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-74170
6.1
HTML::FormHandler versions before 0.410002 for Perl render field attributes into HTML without escaping using the process_attrs method.
Any application with fields or field labels where some attributes are built from data rather than literals allows attacker-influenced text in an attribute value that can override the field attributes or embed JavaScript in rendered pages.
For example, the RadioGroup widget uses the process_attrs method via the render_option and wrap_radio methods.
- Record
EUVD-2026-74170- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4qf4-6x5x-m29p
6.1
HTML::FormHandler versions before 0.410002 for Perl render field attributes into HTML without...
HTML::FormHandler versions before 0.410002 for Perl render field attributes into HTML without escaping using the process_attrs method.
Any application with fields or field labels where some attributes are built from data rather than literals allows attacker-influenced text in an attribute value that can override the field attributes or embed JavaScript in rendered pages.
For example, the RadioGroup widget uses the process_attrs method via the render_option and wrap_radio methods.
- Record
GHSA-4qf4-6x5x-m29p- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.1
HTML::FormHandler versions before 0.410002 for Perl render field attributes into HTML without escaping using the process_attrs method.
Any application with fields or field labels where some attributes are built from data rather than literals allows attacker-influenced text in an attribute value that can override the field attributes or embed JavaScript in rendered pages.
For example, the RadioGroup widget uses the process_attrs method via the render_option and wrap_radio methods.
- Record
CVE-2026-85630- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.1
HTML::FormHandler versions before 0.410002 for Perl render field attributes into HTML without escaping using the process_attrs method
HTML::FormHandler versions before 0.410002 for Perl render field attributes into HTML without escaping using the process_attrs method.
Any application with fields or field labels where some attributes are built from data rather than literals allows attacker-influenced text in an attribute value that can override the field attributes or embed JavaScript in rendered pages.
For example, the RadioGroup widget uses the process_attrs method via the render_option and wrap_radio methods.
- Record
CVE-2026-85630- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-85630
6.1
HTML::FormHandler versions before 0.410002 for Perl render field attributes into HTML without escaping using the process_attrs method. Any application with fields or field labels where some attributes are built from data rather than literals allows attacker-influenced text in an attribute value that can override the field attributes or embed JavaScript in rendered pages. For example, the RadioGroup widget uses the process_attrs method via the render_option and wrap_radio methods.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-85630- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-85630
6.1
HTML::FormHandler versions before 0.410002 for Perl render field attributes into HTML without escaping using the process_attrs method. Any application with fields or field labels where some attributes are built from data rather than literals allows attacker-influenced text in an attribute value that can override the field attributes or embed JavaScript in rendered pages. For example, the RadioGroup widget uses the process_attrs method via the render_option and wrap_radio methods.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-85630- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:11745-1 No score
perl-HTML-FormHandler-0.410.2-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the perl-HTML-FormHandler-0.410.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:11745-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libhtml-formhandler-perlDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.40068-20.40068-30.410002-1 |
None known |
libhtml-formhandler-perlDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.40068-20.40068-30.410002-1 |
None known |
libhtml-formhandler-perlDebian:14 |
before 0.410002-1, plus listed versions 0.40068-20.40068-3 |
0.410002-1 |
libhtml-formhandler-perlUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.40057-10.40064-1 |
None known |
libhtml-formhandler-perlUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.40067-10.40068-1 |
None known |
libhtml-formhandler-perlUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.40068-1 |
None known |
libhtml-formhandler-perlUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.40068-1 |
None known |
libhtml-formhandler-perlUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.40068-2 |
None known |
libhtml-formhandler-perlUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.40068-20.40068-3 |
None known |
libhtml-formhandler-perlUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.40068-2 |
None known |
perl-HTML-FormHandleropenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0.410.2-1.1 | 0.410.2-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-85630 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in libhtml-formhandler-perl, published September 8, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. Fixed in libhtml-formhandler-perl 0.410002-1.
References
metacpan.org/release/ABRAXXA/HTML-FormHandler-0.410002/changes
github.com/gshank/html-formhandler/commit/a887271e91d755e6486a9f433ae932deb1d2c4a6.patch
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/08/18
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85630
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4qf4-6x5x-m29p
cpan.org/modules
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github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/85xxx/CVE-2026-85630.json
github.com/gshank/html-formhandler
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-85630
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-85630
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85630
lists.security.metacpan.org/cve-announce/msg/43387553
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4993
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-19872
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-85484
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-85485
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