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CVE-2026-103262VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: python-tornado security update

Affects Red Hat python-tornadoSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-103262· High 8.7

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade Red Hat tornado to 6.5.9 soon.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 08:27 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 49% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 6.5.9
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 1 Oct 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade tornado to 6.5.9.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
tornadowebtornadoAffected
  • <6.5.9
Fixed in
  • 6.5.9
PyPItornadopkg:pypi/tornadoOther threatsAffected
  • <6.5.9
Fixed in
  • 6.5.9

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AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated python-tornado packages (version 6.5.10-0.el10_0.1) that fix this vulnerability. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support versions should apply these updates promptly. For detailed update instructions, refer to Red Hat's advisory and article at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.

Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Tornado Python library's CurlAsyncHTTPClient due to a decompression bomb. This issue is tracked as CVE-2026-103262 and affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support versions. The vulnerability allows an attacker to cause resource exhaustion by exploiting the decompression mechanism. Red Hat has issued a security advisory and released updated python-tornado packages to address this issue.

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