Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-13575 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-13575 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-13575?
- Informational severity, published 1 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Perl HTTP::Session before 0.54.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-13575?
- Yes: fixed in HTTP::Session 0.54. Until then: Do not use HTTP::Session::Store::CHI with memcached-backed CHI drivers until upgrading. Use HTTP::Session::Store::Memcached instead, which already includes proper session ID filtering, or switch CHI to a non-memcached backend (e.g., in-memory or file-based). Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-13575 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-13575?
- Check whether you run Perl HTTP::Session at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- Fixed in: HTTP::Session 0.54
Do not use HTTP::Session::Store::CHI with memcached-backed CHI drivers until upgrading. Use HTTP::Session::Store::Memcached instead, which already includes proper session ID filtering, or switch CHI to a non-memcached backend (e.g., in-memory or file-based).
Technical details
The vulnerability is a memcached command injection in HTTP::Session::Store::CHI: session IDs from client cookies are passed directly to the CHI cache layer without validation, whereas the sibling Memcached store filters control characters. When CHI uses a memcached driver as backend, CR and LF bytes in the session ID terminate the current command prematurely, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary commands. A network attacker can craft a malicious session ID in an HTTP cookie to trigger this.
Affected products
- Perl HTTP::Session before 0.54
Timeline
- 2026-11-01: disclosed: Vulnerability published