CVE-2026-120644 json
CGI::Cookie versions before 5.00 for Perl allow cookie attribute injection via unvalidated path, domain and expires values
published 2026-11-03 5 d ago modified 2026-11-04 4 d ago also EUVD-2026-116611
- cvss
- —
- not scored
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 10%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
CGI::Cookie versions before 5.00 for Perl allow cookie attribute injection via unvalidated path, domain and expires values.
The path, domain and expires values are written into the Set-Cookie header without checking for semicolons or control characters.
An application that sets them from request data can be made to add other cookie attributes, such as Domain or SameSite.
Patch / fix
- perl-CGI openSUSE Tumbleweed 5.20.0-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:12465-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-120644 updated cvss 4.3
perl-cgi: perl-cgi: Cookie attribute injection via unvalidated parameters
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perl-CGI 4.61-5.el10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perl-CGI 4.61-5.el10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 perl-CGI 4.61-5.el10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 perl-CGI 4.61-5.el10affected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-116 Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-120644
- NVD CVE-2026-120644
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