# CVE-2026-116130: HTTP::Parser::XS versions before 0.18 for Perl truncate PATH\_INFO at an encoded NUL byte in parse\_http\_request

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-113904, GHSA-QGP9-FRP4-99QF
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.18
- Published: 2026-10-30 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Summary

The HTTP::Parser::XS Perl module, which parses HTTP requests using its XS (C-based) backend, is affected; the pure-Perl backend is not. The flaw can cause the request path to be cut short at an encoded NUL byte, so a proxy or filter may inspect a different path than the one the application ultimately routes on.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- HTTP-Parser-XS: fixed in 0.18

## Description

HTTP::Parser::XS versions before 0.18 for Perl truncate PATH_INFO at an encoded NUL byte in parse_http_request. The XS parser URL-decodes the request path and measures the result with strlen(), so PATH_INFO ends at the first byte decoded from %00. The pure-Perl backend is not affected. A remote attacker can send a path that a proxy or filter checks in full while the application routes on a shorter one.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HTTP-Parser-XS, upgrade to a fixed version (0.18) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/kazuho/p5-http-parser-xs/commit/f388b9d7994722b01edd03d57de7d2fb819e1aae.patch
- https://metacpan.org/release/KAZUHO/HTTP-Parser-XS-0.18/changes

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