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Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-8500 EUVD-2026-30206GHSA-jrw9-jqqp-jcq9

Web::Passwd versions through 0.03 for Perl is vulnerable to RCE

Published May 13, 2026 · Updated May 14, 2026 · Assigned by CPANSec

Vendor: EVANK Product: Web::Passwd

Description

Web::Passwd versions through 0.03 for Perl is vulnerable to RCE.

Web::Passwd is a small CGI application for managing htpasswd files using the htpasswd command.

The user parameter is not validated or escaped, and is used as the last argument on the command line, allowing for command injection.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
EVANK Web::Passwd ≤ 0.03 —

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