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CRITICALCVE-2026-8450Published Modified CNA CPANSec

CVE-2026-8450: HTTP::Daemon versions before 6.17 for Perl allow OS command injection via send_file()

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.

Metrics

CVSS v3.1
9.1
Severity
CRITICAL
Fixed in
6.17
Affected Products
1

Fix available

6.17
Patch commits
Affected packages
  • OALDERS / HTTP::Daemon
    < 6.17 (from 0)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N