CVE-2026-120631

Public on 2026-11-04
Modified on 2026-11-06
Description
CGI::Cookie versions from 4.67 before 5.00 for Perl allow denial of service via the client cookie expires value used as a regex in parse.

CGI's cookie method reads the Cookie request header through parse, which interpolates the header's expires value unescaped into the substitution pattern that removes it from the cookie string.

A client can make the request die with an invalid pattern, or tie up the process with one that backtracks catastrophically.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core perl-CGI Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 perl-CGI Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview perl-CGI Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H