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        "state": "PUBLISHED",
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        "dateReserved": "2026-11-02T17:40:43.952Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-11-03T23:40:24.493Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-11-09T19:12:36.038Z"
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                            "name": "CGI::init"
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                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl take request parameters from the process command line arguments for an unrecognised REQUEST_METHOD.\n\nFor a REQUEST_METHOD such as OPTIONS, CGI falls through to its offline debugging mode, which is on by default, and builds the parameters and path_info from the process's command line arguments."
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                    "tags": [
                        "technical-description"
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                    "url": "https://metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-4.72/source/lib/CGI.pm"
                },
                {
                    "tags": [
                        "release-notes"
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                    "url": "https://metacpan.org/release/LEEJO/CGI-5.00/changes"
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                    "tags": [
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                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "Upgrade to CGI 5.00 or later."
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                "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
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                            "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
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                            "type": "ssvc",
                            "content": {
                                "timestamp": "2026-11-09T19:11:58.663318Z",
                                "id": "CVE-2026-120637",
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                                    {
                                        "Exploitation": "none"
                                    },
                                    {
                                        "Automatable": "yes"
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                                        "Technical Impact": "total"
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                                ],
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                                "version": "2.0.3"
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