The CGI (Common Gateway Interface) defines a way for a web server to interact with external content-generating programs, which are often referred to as CGI programs or CGI scripts. It is the ...

A new form of Linux malware is hijacking Internet of Things (IoT) devices made by one vendor by exploiting a common gateway interface (CGI) vulnerability.

It affects server-side web applications that run in Common Gateway Interface (CGI) or CGI-like environments, such as some FastCGI configurations, along with programing languages PHP, Python, and Go.

What is CGI/FastCGI in IIS? Web technologies like CGI (Common Gateway Interface) allow web servers (HTTP servers) to connect to external applications like PHP.