CVE-2026-27590CRITICAL 9.8EPSS p41.2%
CVE-2026-27590CVE-2026-27590
Description
Caddy is an extensible server platform that uses TLS by default. Prior to version 2.11.1, Caddy's FastCGI path splitting logic computes the split index on a lowercased copy of the request path and then uses that byte index to slice the original path. This is unsafe for Unicode because `strings.ToLower()` can change UTF-8 byte length for some characters. As a result, Caddy can derive an incorrect `SCRIPT_NAME`/`SCRIPT_FILENAME` and `PATH_INFO`, potentially causing a request that contains `.php` to execute a different on-disk file than intended (path confusion). In setups where an attacker can control file contents (e.g., upload features), this can lead to unintended PHP execution of non-.php files (potential RCE depending on deployment). Version 2.11.1 fixes the issue.
Scoring
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 0.54% probability of exploitation · percentile 41.2% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z |
| Published | 2026-02-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-02-25 |
Underlying weaknesses· 2
References
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| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Canonicalizecwe-180 | 0% | live |
| Weakness | Improper Input Validationcwe-20 | 0% | live |
Related by meaning· 6
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