Description
CGI::Carp versions before 5.00 for Perl leak warnings across requests in persistent environments via the warningsToBrowser buffer.

Warnings are held in a package-level buffer until warningsToBrowser writes them into the page as HTML comments, and the buffer is never cleared between requests. Under mod_perl, FastCGI or PSGI, warnings from one request are written into a later one.

Warnings that contain one user's request data can appear in the HTML sent to another user.
Published: 2026-11-03
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to CGI 5.00 or later.


Vendor Workaround

For deployments that cannot upgrade, do not use warningsToBrowser in persistent environments. After upgrading, persistent applications where nothing calls CGI::initialize_globals between requests must also call CGI::Carp::_reset_globals at the start of each request.

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History

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description CGI::Carp versions before 5.00 for Perl leak warnings across requests in persistent environments via the warningsToBrowser buffer. Warnings are held in a package-level buffer until warningsToBrowser writes them into the page as HTML comments, and the buffer is never cleared between requests. Under mod_perl, FastCGI or PSGI, warnings from one request are written into a later one. Warnings that contain one user's request data can appear in the HTML sent to another user.
Title CGI::Carp versions before 5.00 for Perl leak warnings across requests in persistent environments via the warningsToBrowser buffer
Weaknesses CWE-488
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-03T23:40:08.097Z

Reserved: 2026-11-02T17:40:16.533Z

Link: CVE-2026-120634

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-11-04T00:17:24.577

Modified: 2026-11-04T18:42:35.810

Link: CVE-2026-120634

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-11-03T23:40:08Z

Links: CVE-2026-120634 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-04T13:45:14Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-488

    Exposure of Data Element to Wrong Session