# CVE-2026-120634: CGI::Carp versions before 5.00 for Perl leak warnings across requests in persistent environments via the warningsToBrowser buffer

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.00
- Published: 2026-11-03 · Updated: 2026-11-03

CVE-2026-120634 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It affects CGI; fixed in 5.00.

## Summary

CGI::Carp for Perl, before version 5.00, is affected, particularly in persistent environments such as mod_perl, FastCGI, or PSGI. Warnings from one user's request can be sent in the HTML response to a different user, potentially exposing that user's request data.

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

## Affected

- CGI: fixed in 5.00

## Description

CGI::Carp versions before 5.00 for Perl leak warnings across requests in persistent environments via the warningsToBrowser buffer. Warnings are held in a package-level buffer until warningsToBrowser writes them into the page as HTML comments, and the buffer is never cleared between requests. Under mod_perl, FastCGI or PSGI, warnings from one request are written into a later one. Warnings that contain one user's request data can appear in the HTML sent to another user.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on CGI, upgrade to a fixed version (5.00) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-120634 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-120634

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-120634?

CGI: before 5.00.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-120634

### How do I fix CVE-2026-120634?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 5.00.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-120634

## Related

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## References

- https://metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-4.72/source/lib/CGI/Carp.pm
- https://metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-5.00/changes
- https://github.com/leejo/CGI.pm/commit/604a83fec105f75fe06f1a75026c4c34fd5a1f61.patch

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