CVE-2026-8450 (GCVE-0-2026-8450)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-27 04:22 – Updated: 2026-05-27 07:24
VLAI
Title
HTTP::Daemon versions before 6.17 for Perl allow OS command injection via send_file()
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/libwww-perl/HTTP-Daemon/pull/89 | issue-tracking |
| https://github.com/libwww-perl/HTTP-Daemon/commit… | patch |
| https://metacpan.org/release/OALDERS/HTTP-Daemon-… | release-notes |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OALDERS | HTTP::Daemon |
Affected:
0 , < 6.17
(custom)
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