CVE-2026-31958: Sickchill · Tornado is vulnerable to DoS due to too many multipart parts
Affects sickchillSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 2024.3.1_5 soon.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 07:30 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2024.3.1_5
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 sickchill to 2024.3.1_5.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Homebrewsickchillpkg:brew/sickchillOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
In versions of Tornado prior to 6.5.5, the only limit on the number of parts in `multipart/form-data` is the `max_body_size` setting (default 100MB). Since parsing occurs synchronously on the main thread, this creates the possibility of denial-of-service due to the cost of parsing very large multipart bodies with many parts. Tornado 6.5.5 introduces new limits on the size and complexity of multipart bodies, including a default limit of 100 parts per request. These limits are configurable if needed; see `tornado.httputil.ParseMultipartConfig`. It is also now possible to disable `multipart/form-data` parsing entirely if it is not required for the application.
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)