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CVE-2026-82397VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Python tornado: Prior to 6.5.8, Tornado parses application/x-www-form-urlencoded request bodies with

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-82397· High 7.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High · fixed in 6.5.8 : patch python-tornado soon.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 28% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 6.5.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 31 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 6 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.10python-tornadopkg:deb/ubuntu/python-tornado?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threatsAffected
  • 6.5.4-0.1 – 6.5.5-5ubuntu1.2
6 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSpython-tornadopkg:deb/ubuntu/python-tornado?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • 6.4.2-3 – 6.5.4-0.1ubuntu0.3
6 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSpython-tornadopkg:deb/ubuntu/python-tornado?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • 6.3.2-1 – 6.4.0-1ubuntu0.7
10 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTSpython-tornadopkg:deb/ubuntu/python-tornado?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammyOther threatsAffected
  • 6.1.0-1build1 – 6.1.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm7
10 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTSpython-tornadopkg:deb/ubuntu/python-tornado?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focalOther threatsAffected
  • 5.1.1-4ubuntu1 – 6.0.3+really5.1.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm8
11 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTSpython-tornadopkg:deb/ubuntu/python-tornado?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionicOther threatsAffected
  • 4.5.1-2.1~build2 – 4.5.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm5
10 affected builds
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Upgrade Tornado to version 6.5.8 or later, where this issue is fixed by properly limiting the number of parsed fields. No other mitigation is indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

Tornado versions prior to 6.5.8 parse application/x-www-form-urlencoded request bodies without limiting the number of fields, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to send a request with millions of fields. This can synchronously stall the single-threaded event loop, causing denial of service by delaying all connections. The issue is fixed in Tornado 6.5.8.

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