ubuntu-cve-2026-27590
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-02-24 17:29
Modified
2026-07-02 16:11
Summary
Details

Caddy is an extensible server platform that uses TLS by default. Prior to version 2.11.1, Caddy's FastCGI path splitting logic computes the split index on a lowercased copy of the request path and then uses that byte index to slice the original path. This is unsafe for Unicode because strings.ToLower() can change UTF-8 byte length for some characters. As a result, Caddy can derive an incorrect SCRIPT_NAME/SCRIPT_FILENAME and PATH_INFO, potentially causing a request that contains .php to execute a different on-disk file than intended (path confusion). In setups where an attacker can control file contents (e.g., upload features), this can lead to unintended PHP execution of non-.php files (potential RCE depending on deployment). Version 2.11.1 fixes the issue.

Severity
8.9 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "caddy",
            "binary_version": "2.6.2-6ubuntu0.24.04.3+esm2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS",
        "name": "caddy",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/caddy@2.6.2-6ubuntu0.24.04.3+esm2?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/noble"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.6.2-6",
        "2.6.2-6ubuntu0.24.04.1",
        "2.6.2-6ubuntu0.24.04.2",
        "2.6.2-6ubuntu0.24.04.2+esm1",
        "2.6.2-6ubuntu0.24.04.3",
        "2.6.2-6ubuntu0.24.04.3+esm1",
        "2.6.2-6ubuntu0.24.04.3+esm2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "caddy",
            "binary_version": "2.6.2-12"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10",
        "name": "caddy",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/caddy@2.6.2-12?arch=source\u0026distro=questing"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.6.2-9",
        "2.6.2-11",
        "2.6.2-12"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "caddy",
            "binary_version": "2.6.2-14ubuntu0.26.04.1~esm1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS",
        "name": "caddy",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/caddy@2.6.2-14ubuntu0.26.04.1~esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/resolute"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.6.2-12",
        "2.6.2-14",
        "2.6.2-14ubuntu0.26.04.1~esm1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Caddy is an extensible server platform that uses TLS by default. Prior to version 2.11.1, Caddy\u0027s FastCGI path splitting logic computes the split index on a lowercased copy of the request path and then uses that byte index to slice the original path. This is unsafe for Unicode because `strings.ToLower()` can change UTF-8 byte length for some characters. As a result, Caddy can derive an incorrect `SCRIPT_NAME`/`SCRIPT_FILENAME` and `PATH_INFO`, potentially causing a request that contains `.php` to execute a different on-disk file than intended (path confusion). In setups where an attacker can control file contents (e.g., upload features), this can lead to unintended PHP execution of non-.php files (potential RCE depending on deployment). Version 2.11.1 fixes the issue.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-27590",
  "modified": "2026-07-02T16:11:59Z",
  "published": "2026-02-24T17:29:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-27590"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-27590"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/security/advisories/GHSA-5r3v-vc8m-m96g"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/releases/tag/v2.11.1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/php/frankenphp/security/advisories/GHSA-g966-83w7-6w38"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2026-27590"
  ]
}



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