CVE-2026-27590

CRITICAL

Caddy <2.11.1 - Path Traversal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0029
EPSS Percentile 52.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-180 CWE-20
Status published
Products (2)
caddyserver/caddy < 2.11.1
caddyserver/caddy 0 - 2.11.1Go
Published Feb 24, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 25, 2026