CVE-2026-120648
Publication date 4 November 2026
Last updated 12 November 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow HTML injection via text containing --> in comment. Arguments are placed between <!-- and --> without escaping, so text containing --> closes the comment early. An application that passes request data to comment can be made to inject HTML into the page.
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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Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
6.1 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-120648
- https://lists.security.metacpan.org/cve-announce/msg/44875015/
- https://github.com/leejo/CGI.pm/commit/6a17eb84703d84bca86b0079f5870ca9c921ffd4 (v5.01)
- https://github.com/leejo/CGI.pm/commit/6a17eb84703d84bca86b0079f5870ca9c921ffd4.patch
- https://metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-4.72/source/lib/CGI.pm
- https://metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-5.00/changes