CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Description
In Tornado before 6.5.5, cookie attribute injection could occur because the domain, path, and samesite arguments to .RequestHandler.set_cookie were not checked for crafted characters.
Analysis
Cookie attribute injection in Tornado web framework versions before 6.5.5 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to manipulate cookie security attributes through crafted characters in domain, path, and samesite parameters of RequestHandler.set_cookie. With CVSS 7.2 and EPSS data unavailable, this represents a moderate integrity and confidentiality risk for web applications using affected Tornado versions. …
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Remediation
Within 24 hours: Identify all applications using Tornado versions before 6.5.5 via dependency scanning and create an inventory of affected systems. Within 7 days: Implement input validation and sanitization on all cookie parameters (domain, path, samesite) to reject crafted characters; document compensating controls deployed. …
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EUVD-2026-18574
GHSA-fqwm-6jpj-5wxc