{"id":"CVE-2026-120645","published":"2026-11-04T00:17:26.020","lastModified":"2026-11-04T00:17:26.020","description":"CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow denial of service via submitted values used as a regex for optgroup selection in scrolling_list.\n\nWhen rendering option groups, scrolling_list marks the selected options by interpolating each selected value, by default taken from the request parameters, unescaped into a substitution pattern.\n\nA client can make the request die with an invalid pattern, or tie up the process with one that backtracks heavily.","cvssScore":null,"cvssSeverity":null,"cvssVector":null,"cwes":["CWE-625","CWE-1333"],"vendors":[],"products":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/leejo/CGI.pm/commit/824956fbb0c4eb77044ba2dc9180a30df12cb309.patch","tags":[]},{"url":"https://metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-4.72/source/lib/CGI.pm","tags":[]},{"url":"https://metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-5.00/changes","tags":[]}],"exploitRefs":[{"url":"https://github.com/leejo/CGI.pm/commit/824956fbb0c4eb77044ba2dc9180a30df12cb309.patch","tags":[]}],"hasPoc":true,"ai":null}