CVE-2026-123534
Public on 2026-11-08
Modified on 2026-11-11
Description
Tornado before 6.6 contains a path traversal vulnerability in RequestHandler.static_url() and get_version() that allows attackers to hash files outside static_path using ../ sequences. Attackers controlling input passed to static_url() can obtain SHA-512 hashes of readable files to confirm their existence, or reference /dev/zero to block the event loop indefinitely.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | python-flit | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | python-flit | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | python-tornado | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | python-tornado | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | python-tornado | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | python3-tornado | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | python3.13-tornado | Pending Fix |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H |