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CVE-2026-120638 CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow open redirects via HTML entity decoding of the URL after application validation in redirect

🗓️ 03 Nov 2026 23:40:27Reported by CPANSecType 
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CGI for Perl allows open redirects via HTML entity decoding in the redirect URL.

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cve
CVE
CVE-2026-120638
3 Nov 202623:40
–cve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-116605
4 Nov 202600:32
–euvd
nvd
NVD
CVE-2026-120638
4 Nov 202600:17
–nvd
osv_debian
osv_debian
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-120638
4 Nov 202600:17
–osv_debian
ptsecurity
Positive Technologies
PT-2026-136745
3 Nov 202600:00
–ptsecurity
rapid7
Rapid7 Vulnerability Database (full)
CVE-2026-120638: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
4 Nov 202600:00
–rapid7
redhatcve
RedhatCVE
CVE-2026-120638
4 Nov 202600:21
–redhatcve
[
  {
    "collectionURL": "https://cpan.org/modules",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "modules": [
      "CGI"
    ],
    "packageName": "CGI",
    "packageURL": "pkg:cpan/CGI",
    "programFiles": [
      "lib/CGI.pm"
    ],
    "programRoutines": [
      {
        "name": "CGI::redirect"
      }
    ],
    "repo": "https://github.com/leejo/CGI.pm",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "5.00",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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