Paper/Archive/CVE-2026-27590

CVE-2026-27590

caddyserver caddy — Caddy: Unicode case-folding length expansion causes incorrect split_path index (SCRIPT_NAME/PATH_INFO confusion) in FastCGI transport

Description · from the CVE record

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.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
caddy< 2.11.1–CNA

Scores by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub_M (CNA)8.9CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

refgithub.com/caddyserver/caddy/security/advisories/GHSA-5r3v-vc8m-m96grefgithub.com/php/frankenphp/security/advisories/GHSA-g966-83w7-6w38refgithub.com/caddyserver/caddy/releases/tag/v2.11.1