CVE-2026-8450 PUBLISHED

HTTP::Daemon versions before 6.17 for Perl allow OS command injection via send_file()

Assigner: CPANSec
Reserved: 12.05.2026 Published: 27.05.2026 Updated: 27.05.2026

HTTP::Daemon versions before 6.17 for Perl allow OS command injection via send_file().

send_file() opens its string argument with Perl's 2-arg open(). The 2-arg form interprets magic prefixes: '| cmd' and 'cmd |' open a pipe to a subprocess, '> path' and '>> path' open the path for write or append.

Untrusted input passed to send_file() can run OS commands at the daemon process UID. The read-pipe form ('cmd |') also leaks subprocess stdout into the HTTP response body. The write-mode forms can create or truncate files at attacker chosen paths.

Product Status

Vendor OALDERS
Product HTTP::Daemon
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 6.17 (excl.)

Solutions

Upgrade to HTTP-Daemon 6.17 or later.

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') CWE
  • CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path CWE