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
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.5
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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