CVE-2026-31958: Livereload · Tornado is vulnerable to DoS due to too many multipart parts
Affects livereloadSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 2.7.1_1 soon.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 33% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.7.1_1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade livereload to 2.7.1_1.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Homebrewlivereloadpkg:brew/livereloadOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade to Tornado version 6.5.5 or later, which includes configurable limits on multipart body size and complexity and the option to disable multipart parsing if not required. Since a patch is available and fixed in version 2.7.1_1 of livereload (which bundles Tornado), apply this update to remediate the vulnerability.
Description
Tornado versions prior to 6.5.5 have a denial-of-service vulnerability due to unbounded parsing of multipart/form-data requests. The parsing occurs synchronously on the main thread, allowing attackers to exhaust resources by sending requests with many multipart parts. Version 6.5.5 introduces configurable limits on multipart body size and complexity, including a default limit of 100 parts per request, and the ability to disable multipart parsing if not needed.
References
- github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/security/advisories/GHSA-qjxf-f2mg-c6mc (opens in a new tab)
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31958 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/commit/119a195e290c43ad2d63a2cf012c29d43d6ed839 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tornado/PYSEC-2026-140.yaml (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/tornadoweb/tornado (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/releases/tag/v6.5.5 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/04/msg00000.html (opens in a new tab)