CVE-2026-35536

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.

CVSS v3 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/releases/tag/v6.5.5	Product
https://github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/security/advisories/GHSA-78cv-mqj4-43f7	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:tornadoweb:tornado:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-03 04:16

Updated : 2026-07-24 21:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-35536

Mitre link : CVE-2026-35536

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-35536

JSON object : View

Products Affected

tornadoweb

tornado

CWE

CWE-159

Improper Handling of Invalid Use of Special Elements

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