CVE-2026-42561

Python-Multipart: Denial of Service via unbounded multipart part headers

Published May 13, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Python-Multipart is a streaming multipart parser for Python. Prior to 0.0.27, python-multipart has a denial of service vulnerability in multipart part header parsing. When parsing multipart/form-data, MultipartParser previously had no limit on the number of part headers or the size of an individual part header. An attacker could send a request with either many repeated headers without terminating the header block or a single very large header value, causing excessive CPU work before request rejection or completion. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.0.27.

Remediation

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Advisories

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-pp6c-gr5w-3c5g python-multipart has Denial of Service via unbounded multipart part headers
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description Python-Multipart is a streaming multipart parser for Python. Prior to 0.0.27, python-multipart has a denial of service vulnerability in multipart part header parsing. When parsing multipart/form-data, MultipartParser previously had no limit on the number of part headers or the size of an individual part header. An attacker could send a request with either many repeated headers without terminating the header block or a single very large header value, causing excessive CPU work before request rejection or completion. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.0.27.
Title Python-Multipart: Denial of Service via unbounded multipart part headers
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2026, 12:04 PM
Reserved
Apr 28, 2026, 4:56 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
May 13, 2026, 9:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 2:10 PM