CVE-2026-35536

tornado: Tornado: Cookie attribute injection due to improper handling of cookie arguments

Published Apr 3, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-fqwm-6jpj-5wxc Tornado has cookie attribute injection via .RequestHandler.set_cookie
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8198-1 Tornado vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8198-2 Tornado vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:tornadoweb:tornado:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Title Cookie Attribute Injection in Tornado’s set_cookie tornado: Tornado: Cookie attribute injection due to improper handling of cookie arguments
Weaknesses CWE-88
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Cookie Attribute Injection in Tornado’s set_cookie
First Time appeared Tornadoweb
Tornadoweb tornado
Vendors & Products Tornadoweb
Tornadoweb tornado
Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Weaknesses CWE-159
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Apr 3, 2026, 1:12 PM
Reserved
Apr 3, 2026, 2:25 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 3, 2026, 4:16 AM
Modified
Jul 24, 2026, 9:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 3, 2026, 2:25 AM