CVE-2026-116577

Tornado: Quadratic CPU usage when parsing HTTP headers with line folding

Published Oct 26, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Tornado is a Python web framework and asynchronous networking library. Prior to 6.6, Tornado's HTTP header parser accepts obsolete line folding and repeatedly concatenates short continuation lines, causing quadratic CPU consumption on the IOLoop thread. An unauthenticated client can submit a header block containing many obsolete line-folding continuations before application code runs, blocking other connections served by the process. The cost grows with max_header_size, and only availability is affected. This issue is fixed in version 6.6.

Remediation

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Advisories

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-pcg2-g6cj-q92c Tornado: Quadratic CPU usage when parsing HTTP headers with line folding
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description Tornado is a Python web framework and asynchronous networking library. Prior to 6.6, Tornado's HTTP header parser accepts obsolete line folding and repeatedly concatenates short continuation lines, causing quadratic CPU consumption on the IOLoop thread. An unauthenticated client can submit a header block containing many obsolete line-folding continuations before application code runs, blocking other connections served by the process. The cost grows with max_header_size, and only availability is affected. This issue is fixed in version 6.6.
Title Tornado: Quadratic CPU usage when parsing HTTP headers with line folding
Weaknesses CWE-407
CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 31, 2026, 1:48 AM
Reserved
Oct 26, 2026, 3:03 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 26, 2026, 9:18 PM
Modified
Oct 31, 2026, 2:17 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 26, 2026, 8:20 PM