CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-8500

9.8 CRITICAL Published 2026-05-13 Modified 2026-10-26 Official page ↗
Status
Deferred
Published
2026-05-13
Last modified
2026-10-26
Assigner
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-78

Description

Web::Passwd versions through 0.03 for Perl is vulnerable to RCE. Web::Passwd is a small CGI application for managing htpasswd files using the htpasswd command. The user parameter is not validated or escaped, and is used as the last argument on the command line, allowing for command injection.

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness

References