CVE-2026-120641

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    CVE-2026-120641

    Published: 3 Nov 2026Last Modified: 7 Nov 2026

    Summary: CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl return upload filenames with any client-supplied path, including ../ and Windows paths

    Details: 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.

    References: https://cpan.org/modules, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/120xxx/CVE-2026-120641.json, https://metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-5.00/changes, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120641, https://github.com/leejo/CGI.pm/commit/5379eb18e87b7f985613f5c4f7bae94478a4fa2f.patch, https://github.com/leejo/CGI.pm, https://metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-4.72/source/lib/CGI.pm

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5379eb18e87b7f985613f5c4f7bae94478a4fa2f

    Affected versions

    v4.72

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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