CVE-2026-91991
tornado: Tornado: Cookie attribute injection via capitalized keyword arguments
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 16, 2026
Updated · October 15, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in Tornado. An attacker can bypass security validation in the set_cookie function by using capitalized or legacy keyword arguments. This allows the attacker to inject arbitrary cookie attributes, such as Domain or SameSite, and modify cookie security settings. The consequence is the potential to manipulate cookie behavior, which could lead to unintended security impacts.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.4CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE-915 · Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes