CVE-2026-27590

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

State
Published
Severity
8.9 High
Published
Feb 24, 2026
Updated
Feb 27, 2026
Reserved
Feb 20, 2026

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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.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.08.9 HighCVSS: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:PGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-180 Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Canonicalize

Affected Products

ProductVersions
caddycaddyserver
  • < 2.11.1Affected

References

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