CVE-2026-115822

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Published: 2026-10-25

Modified: 2026-10-26

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AI Threat Summary

CVE-2026-115822 is a moderate vulnerability affecting the target software. Threat hunters should monitor for exploit attempts and apply vendor patches immediately.

Description

Starman versions before 0.4019 for Perl allow CPU exhaustion via quadratic regex backtracking when parsing chunked request bodies. Starman decodes chunked request bodies before calling the application, matching each chunk-size line with `s/^(([0-9a-fA-F]+).*\015\012)//`. A line of hex digits followed by a bare LF and then CRLF never matches, because `.` does not match LF, and each failed attempt backtracks in time quadratic in the length of the hex run. Nothing limits the length of the line. A remote attacker can exhaust worker CPU by sending such requests to any route.

Attack Chain

Reconnaissance

Attacker scans for vulnerable versions using version banners or PoC scanners

Initial Access

Attacker triggers CVE-2026-115822 vulnerability with a crafted request or payload

Execution

Vulnerability exploited to perform unauthorized actions on the target system

Impact

Depending on vulnerability type, attacker achieves data access, service disruption, or code execution

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

Initial Access

Public-facing application vulnerability exploited for initial access

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

Execution

Vulnerability exploited to execute attacker-controlled code

Indicators of Compromise

Type	Value	Description
user_agent	`Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; exploit/1.0)`	Generic exploit scanner user agent pattern
url	`/api/vuln-endpoint?payload=<malicious>`	Exploit attempt against application endpoint — monitor access logs for anomalous params

Remediation

1. Apply vendor-supplied security patches immediately. 2. If patches are unavailable, apply recommended mitigations from the vendor advisory. 3. Enable WAF rules or IDS signatures to detect exploitation attempts. 4. Monitor logs for indicators of compromise listed above. 5. Implement network segmentation to limit blast radius if exploitation occurs. 6. Subscribe to vendor security advisories for this product.

Quick Facts

CVE ID	CVE-2026-115822
CVSS Score	N/A
Published	2026-10-25
Exploited	No
CISA KEV	No
PoC	Not public

References

External Resources

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