CVE-2026-16766

Published: Jul 25, 2026Modified: Aug 13, 2026Deferred

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

Catalyst::View::Wkhtmltopdf versions before 0.6.1 for Perl allow shell command injection (RCE) via PDF render options. Options are passed directly to the wkhtmltopdf command without sanitization. Any web application that passes user-controlled options such as the page_size, orientation or margins without validation allows shell command injection. Version 0.6.0 was released with an incomplete fix for this issue. Note that the wkhtmltopdf project is no longer being developed, and users of this package should migrate to alternative solutions.

Related CWEs

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

References (5)

https://github.com/mc7244/Catalyst-View-Wkhtmltopdf/issues/6

Source: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e

https://github.com/robrwo/Catalyst-View-Wkhtmltopdf/security/advisories/GHSA-42w4-jj8w-6p98

Source: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e

https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Catalyst-View-Wkhtmltopdf-v0.6.1/changes

Source: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e

https://wkhtmltopdf.org/status.html

Source: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/25/4

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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