CVE-2026-120648

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Published 2026-11-04 · last changed 2026-11-04

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2026-120648, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow HTML injection via text containing --> in comment. Arguments are placed between  without escaping, so text containing --> closes the comment early. An application that passes request data to comment can be made to inject HTML into the page.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2026-120648