Tornado before 6.6 contains a path traversal vulnerability in RequestHandler.static_url() and get_version() that
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.3 High : upgrade to 6.6 soon.
Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 06:47 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 8.3 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 6.5 |
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 6.6
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Nov 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 7 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade tornado to 6.6.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| tornadowebtornado | Affected
| Fixed in
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PyPItornadopkg:pypi/tornadoOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, avoid passing untrusted input to the static_url() method or implement input validation to prevent directory traversal sequences.
Description
Tornado versions prior to 6.6 have a path traversal vulnerability in the RequestHandler.static_url() and get_version() methods. This flaw allows attackers who can control input to static_url() to use ../ sequences to hash files outside the intended static_path directory. Attackers can obtain SHA-512 hashes of readable files to confirm their existence or reference special files like /dev/zero to cause a denial of service by blocking the event loop indefinitely.