VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-8450

CVSS score9.1 CRITICAL
EPSS probability1.40%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-05-27
Last modified2026-07-23
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Description

HTTP::Daemon versions before 6.17 for Perl allow OS command injection via send_file(). send_file() opens its string argument with Perl's 2-arg open(). The 2-arg form interprets magic prefixes: '| cmd' and 'cmd |' open a pipe to a subprocess, '> path' and '>> path' open the path for write or append. Untrusted input passed to send_file() can run OS commands at the daemon process UID. The read-pipe form ('cmd |') also leaks subprocess stdout into the HTTP response body. The write-mode forms can create or truncate files at attacker chosen paths.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path
  • CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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