AEGLIX vulnerability intelligence
CVE-2026-8500
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 · Deferred
Published: 2026-05-13 · Updated: 2026-10-26 · Source: NVD
Stored catalog record
Source record retrieved 2026-10-28T10:25:01.370884+00:00. Scheduled imports handle updates; this page does not assert that the provider was queried just now.
Vulnerability overview
Web::Passwd versions through 0.03 for Perl is vulnerable to RCE. Web::Passwd is a small CGI application for managing htpasswd files using the htpasswd command. The user parameter is not validated or escaped, and is used as the last argument on the command line, allowing for command injection.
Patch review priority
Critical technical severity
- CVSS is at least 9.0; exploitation is not established by severity alone.
FIRST EPSS: 1.65% · percentile 76.4 · score date 2026-10-27.
EPSS estimates probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It does not measure your exposure or prove exploitation. The elevated threshold is 10%; CISA KEV takes precedence. About FIRST EPSS ↗
Severity and scoring
- CVSS score
- 9.8 · CRITICAL
- CVSS version
- 3.1
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-78
CVSS measures technical severity; it does not establish whether this vulnerability is being exploited in your environment.
Known exploitation and remediation
Not listed in the CISA catalog retrieved for this record. This does not establish that exploitation has not occurred.
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Affected products and versions
NVD has not supplied affected-version configurations for this record. Check the vendor references below.