CVE-2026-27590: Caddy: Unicode case-folding length expansion causes incorrect split_path index in FastCGI transport
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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).
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-5r3v-vc8m-m96g
- github.com/caddyserver/caddy
- github.com/caddyserver/caddy/releases/tag/v2.11.1
- github.com/caddyserver/caddy/security/advisories/GHSA-5r3v-vc8m-m96g
- github.com/php/frankenphp/security/advisories/GHSA-g966-83w7-6w38
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27590
- pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4536
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