Critical 9.8Published Jul 25, 2026

CVE-2026-16766Catalyst::View::Wkhtmltopdf versions before 0.6.1 for Perl allow shell command injection (RCE) via PDF render options

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 6:00 PM ET)

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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.

CVSS: 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-78
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: CPANSec
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Aug 12, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

RRWO Catalyst::View::Wkhtmltopdf rrwo:catalyst_view_wkhtmltopdf (from the name)	before 0.6.1	CNA record

References

References

https://github.com/robrwo/Catalyst-View-Wkhtmltopdf/security/advisories/GHSA-42w4-jj8w-6p98	vendor-advisory
https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Catalyst-View-Wkhtmltopdf-v0.6.1/changes	release-notes
https://github.com/mc7244/Catalyst-View-Wkhtmltopdf/issues/6	issue-tracking
https://wkhtmltopdf.org/status.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/25/4

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