CVE-2026-120645
Publication date 4 November 2026
Last updated 4 November 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow denial of service via submitted values used as a regex for optgroup selection in scrolling_list. When rendering option groups, scrolling_list marks the selected options by interpolating each selected value, by default taken from the request parameters, unescaped into a substitution pattern. A client can make the request die with an invalid pattern, or tie up the process with one that backtracks heavily.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| libcgi-pm-perl | 26.10 stonking |
Needs evaluation
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| 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
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References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-120645
- https://lists.security.metacpan.org/cve-announce/msg/44875001/
- https://github.com/leejo/CGI.pm/commit/824956fbb0c4eb77044ba2dc9180a30df12cb309 (v5.01)
- https://github.com/leejo/CGI.pm/commit/824956fbb0c4eb77044ba2dc9180a30df12cb309.patch
- https://metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-4.72/source/lib/CGI.pm
- https://metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-5.00/changes