[NEW] [high] Red Hat Enterprise Linux (perl-HTTP-Daemon): Vulnerability allows execution of arbitrary program code with service privileges

highCVE-2026-8450

A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux to execute arbitrary program code with the privileges of the service.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Red Hat product: Enterprise Linux (perl-HTTP-Daemon)Remote code execution

What: A vulnerability allows a remote, anonymous attacker to execute arbitrary program code with the privileges of the service.
Who is affected: Deployments of Red Hat Enterprise Linux using perl-HTTP-Daemon.
Urgency: High urgency due to the potential for remote code execution with service privileges.
Action: Patch the affected version of perl-HTTP-Daemon.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: high
Published: 2026-07-20
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language: Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2218

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2026-84501.4% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 70% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-8450	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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