VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2026-8500
CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability1.65%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-05-13
Last modified2026-10-26
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e: CWE-78