CVE-2026-120646

CGI versions from 4.71 before 5.00 for Perl allow denial of service via a plain string dereferenced as a symbolic reference in uploadInfo

Published Nov 3, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
CGI versions from 4.71 before 5.00 for Perl allow denial of service via a plain string dereferenced as a symbolic reference in uploadInfo.

uploadInfo dereferences its argument and calls its filename method without checking that it is an upload filehandle. A plain string naming a defined global variable, such as the parameter value from ?upload=0, is treated as a symbolic reference, and the method call on it dies.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to CGI 5.00 or later.

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-1287
References
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None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Description CGI versions from 4.71 before 5.00 for Perl allow denial of service via a plain string dereferenced as a symbolic reference in uploadInfo. uploadInfo dereferences its argument and calls its filename method without checking that it is an upload filehandle. A plain string naming a defined global variable, such as the parameter value from ?upload=0, is treated as a symbolic reference, and the method call on it dies.
Title CGI versions from 4.71 before 5.00 for Perl allow denial of service via a plain string dereferenced as a symbolic reference in uploadInfo
Weaknesses CWE-843
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
CPANSec
Published
Updated
Nov 9, 2026, 7:36 PM
Reserved
Nov 2, 2026, 5:45 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 4, 2026, 12:17 AM
Modified
Nov 9, 2026, 8:18 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Nov 3, 2026, 11:40 PM