Exploitation evidence
Not listed in the latest downloaded CISA KEV catalog. This does not establish an absence of exploitation.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
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Default status: unaffected
- affected: 0 to < 5.00 (custom)
Fixes and workarounds
Upgrade to CGI 5.00 or later.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- https://metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-4.72/source/lib/CGI.pm
- https://metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-5.00/changes
- https://github.com/leejo/CGI.pm/commit/6ae50ce84073b8f68a6e3750479de70d5b8f2dcf.patch
Monitored source mentions
Shared CVE identifiers link source mentions; they do not establish that the reports describe the same incident.
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.
{
"date": "2026-11-12",
"epss": 0.00424,
"percentile": 0.37198
}11 Nov 2026, 12:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.
{
"date": "2026-11-10",
"epss": 0.00424,
"percentile": 0.37039
}11 Nov 2026, 12:20 Jerusalem · CVE Program record changed
Stored CNA snapshot at this observation.
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"metrics": [
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"cvssV3_1": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE",
"baseScore": 9.1,
"baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"version": "3.1"
}
},
{
"other": {
"content": {
"id": "CVE-2026-120642",
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{
"Exploitation": "none"
},
{
"Automatable": "yes"
},
{
"Technical Impact": "total"
}
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"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2026-11-09T19:17:41.758486Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
},
"type": "ssvc"
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"shortName": "CISA-ADP"
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"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
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"CGI"
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"packageURL": "pkg:cpan/CGI",
"programFiles": [
"lib/CGI.pm",
"lib/CGI/Cookie.pm"
],
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{
"name": "CGI::upload"
},
{
"name": "CGI::uploadInfo"
},
{
"name": "CGI::path_info"
},
{
"name": "CGI::script_name"
},
{
"name": "CGI::Accept"
},
{
"name": "CGI::url_param"
},
{
"name": "CGI::cookie"
},
{
"name": "CGI::Cookie::parse"
}
],
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"version": "0",
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"value": "CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl return request-derived values untainted under taint mode.\n\nThe upload filename, uploadInfo values, some path_info and script_name values, Accept results, and the name lists from url_param and cookie are returned without the taint flag, as is a cookie named expires from 4.67 on.\n\nThese values come from regex captures or hash keys, which Perl does not taint, so they pass -T checks unvalidated."
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],
"url": "https://metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-4.72/source/lib/CGI.pm"
},
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"release-notes"
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"url": "https://metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-5.00/changes"
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},
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"dateReserved": "2026-11-02T17:42:30.753Z",
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