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 3.19.8 (CRITICAL)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.54% probability of exploitation · percentile 41.2% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z
Published2026-02-24
Last modified2026-02-25

Underlying weaknesses· 2

CWE-20CWE-180

References

  1. https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/releases/tag/v2.11.1
  2. https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/security/advisories/GHSA-5r3v-vc8m-m96g
  3. https://github.com/php/frankenphp/security/advisories/GHSA-g966-83w7-6w38

2

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessIncorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Canonicalizecwe-1800%live
WeaknessImproper Input Validationcwe-200%live

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