CVE-2026-8500

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CVSS 3.1

9.8 critical

EPSS

2%p75

Published

May 13, 2026 (May 13, 2026)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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: CWE-78
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (1.7%)

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