{"cve":"CVE-2026-8500","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-13T23:16:43.237","modified":"2026-10-26T14:10:00.130","status":"Deferred","description":"Web::Passwd versions through 0.03 for Perl is vulnerable to RCE.\n\nWeb::Passwd is a small CGI application for managing htpasswd files using the htpasswd command.\n\nThe user parameter is not validated or escaped, and is used as the last argument on the command line, allowing for command injection.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-78"],"references":["https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/programs/htpasswd.html","https://metacpan.org/release/EVANK/Web-Passwd-0.03","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/13/8"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-26T14:27:29.784594657+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-8500","score":0.01653,"percentile":0.76374,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}