# CVE-2026-120647: CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow Content-Disposition parameter injection via unescaped double quotes in the header attachment…

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

CVE-2026-120647 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It affects CGI; fixed in 5.00.

## Summary

The CGI module for Perl (versions before 5.00) is affected. An attacker who can influence the filename passed to the attachment header can inject extra parameters into the Content-Disposition header, which may change the filename a user's browser saves the response under.

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

## Affected

- CGI: fixed in 5.00

## Description

CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow Content-Disposition parameter injection via unescaped double quotes in the header attachment filename. header(-attachment => $name) writes $name into the quoted filename parameter of Content-Disposition without escaping double quotes. An application that passes request data as the attachment name can be made to send a second filename parameter, changing the name the response is saved under.

## 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-2026-120647 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-2026-120647

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-120647?

CGI: before 5.00.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-120647

### How do I fix CVE-2026-120647?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 5.00.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-120647

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## References

- https://metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-4.72/source/lib/CGI.pm
- https://metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-5.00/changes
- https://github.com/leejo/CGI.pm/commit/131280a5c5bc51b65797bd57ef0ee8da8468065b.patch

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