CVE-2026-120648

MediumCVSS 6.1/10Last modified Nov 9, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-79

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 4, 2026
Last modified
Nov 9, 2026
NVD status
Deferred

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CVE-2026-120648: Medium severity, CVSS 6.1 | Vulnix