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Add security warning to the CGIHTTPRequestHandler document
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Update Doc/library/http.server.rst
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Expand Up @@ -520,6 +520,12 @@ the ``--cgi`` option::
:mod:`http.server` command line ``--cgi`` support is being removed
because :class:`CGIHTTPRequestHandler` is being removed.

.. warning::

:class:`CGIHTTPRequestHandler` and the ``--cgi`` command line option
are not intended for use by untrusted clients and may be vulnerable
to exploitation. Always use within a secure environment.

.. _http.server-security:

Security Considerations
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