CVE-2026-120641
No CVSS score yet. EPSS 0.2% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
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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.
- EPSS
- 0.2% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 9th percentile. Scored 2026-11-04. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
- CWE
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (Path traversal)
- OWASP Top 10
- A01:2025 Broken Access Control
- Published
- Modified
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Linux distributions
| Distribution | Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | 12, 13, 14 | libcgi-pm-perl | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-120641 |
From the distributions' data via OSV.dev: the Debian Security Tracker. Modified: reformatted and linked to CVE records. Credits. On the distributions' own pages: Debian.
Red Hat
Red Hat rates this Important.
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | perl-CGI | Affected | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | perl-CGI | Affected | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | perl-CGI | Affected | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | perl-CGI | Affected |
Contains Red Hat Security Data © Red Hat, Inc., licensed under CC BY 4.0. Source: https://access.redhat.com/security/data. Modified: reformatted. Red Hat's page for CVE-2026-120641.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-64 Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Likelihood: High · Severity: High
- CAPEC-76 Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
- CAPEC-78 Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Likelihood: High · Severity: High
- CAPEC-79 Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Likelihood: High · Severity: High
- CAPEC-126 Path Traversal Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to this record's weaknesses, as MITRE names them. Credits.