When using http.cookies.Morsel, user-controlled cookie values and parameters can allow injecting HTTP headers into messages. Patch rejects all control characters within cookie names, values, and parameters.
CVE-2026-0672
This medium-severity CVE scores 6.0 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 67% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 6.0
- EG Score
- 6.0(medium)
- EG Risk
- 27(Track)EG Risk 27/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity60% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 35%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 20, 2026
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
Advisory Details (9)
Auto-updated Aug 8, 2026Mailman 3 [CVE-2026-0672] Header injection in http.cookies.Morsel - Security-announce - python.org
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/6VFLQQEIX673KXKFUZXCUNE5AZOGZ45M/gh-143919: Reject control characters in http cookies
Fix merged in python/cpython PR #143920 on 2026-01-20 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/143920Reject control characters in http.cookies.Morsel · Issue #143919 · python/cpython · GitHub
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/143919commit b1869ff648bb (python/cpython)
Fix landed in python/cpython commit b1869ff648bb — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b1869ff648bbee0717221d09e6deff46617f3e85commit 95746b3a13a9 (python/cpython)
Fix landed in python/cpython commit 95746b3a13a9 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/95746b3a13a985787ef53b977129041971ed7f70commit 918387e4912d (python/cpython)
Fix landed in python/cpython commit 918387e4912d — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/918387e4912d12ffc166c8f2a38df92b6ec756cacommit 7852d72b653f (python/cpython)
Fix landed in python/cpython commit 7852d72b653f — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/7852d72b653fea0199acf5fc2a84f6f8b84eba8dcommit 712452e6f1d4 (python/cpython)
Fix landed in python/cpython commit 712452e6f1d4 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/712452e6f1d4b9f7f8c4c92ebfcaac1705faa440commit 62700107418e (python/cpython)
Fix landed in python/cpython commit 62700107418e — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/62700107418eb2cca3fc88da036a243ea975f172Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-0672(5)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:58981Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5.3 Technology Preview security update
- RHSA-2026:21275Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5.1 security update
- RHSA-2026:19177Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: python3.12 security update
- RHSA-2026:19064Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: python3.12 security update
- RHSA-2026:10950Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: python3.12 security update
Patch Availability(6)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | python3.11-venv (3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04.1~esm8) @ jammy | 2026-06-08 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | python2.7-minimal (2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm19) @ xenial | 2026-06-08 | ubuntu |
| redhat | rhui5/rhua-rhel9:1779798222 | 2026-05-27 | redhat |
| redhat | python3.12-0:3.12.13-2.el10_2 | 2026-05-19 | redhat |
| redhat | python3.12-0:3.12.13-2.el9_8 | 2026-05-19 | redhat |
| redhat | python3.12-0:3.12.13-2.el8_10 | 2026-04-27 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(9 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:14(3)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypy3 | 7.3.19+dfsg-2, 7.3.20+dfsg-1, 7.3.20+dfsg-2, 7.3.20+dfsg-3, 7.3.20+dfsg-4 | 7.3.21+dfsg-1 | — |
| python3.13 | 3.13.11-1 ... 3.13.9-1 (6 versions) | 3.13.12-1 | — |
| python3.14 | 3.14.0-1 ... 3.14.2-1 (14 versions) | 3.14.3-1 | — |
Debian:11(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypy3 | 7.3.10+dfsg-1 ... 7.3.9+dfsg-5 (53 versions) | — | — |
| python3.9 | 3.9.2-1, 3.9.2-1+deb11u1, 3.9.2-1+deb11u2, 3.9.2-1+deb11u3, 3.9.2-1+deb11u4 | 3.9.2-1+deb11u5 | — |
Debian:12(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypy3 | 7.3.11+dfsg-2 ... 7.3.23+dfsg-1 (29 versions) | — | — |
| python3.11 | 3.11.2-6 ... 3.11.2-6+deb12u6 (7 versions) | 3.11.2-6+deb12u7 | — |
Debian:13(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypy3 | 7.3.19+dfsg-2 ... 7.3.23+dfsg-1 (11 versions) | — | — |
| python3.13 | 3.13.5-2 | 3.13.5-2+deb13u1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(3)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 41× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
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