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CVE-2026-82397: Tornado: Urlencoded body parsing omits max_num_fields, so one request can stall the event loop

September 2, 2026

Tornado parses application/x-www-form-urlencoded bodies with urllib.parse.parse_qs and does not pass max_num_fields. A body made almost entirely of separators produces tens of millions of fields, and the parse happens on the event loop before the handler runs, so a single request stalls the whole server.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-mpf4-983q-p7j4
  • github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/commit/8d6363ed7b69d5f0da806efe34d256627a2191de
  • github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/pull/3704
  • github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/releases/tag/v6.5.8
  • github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/security/advisories/GHSA-mpf4-983q-p7j4
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82397

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 6.5.8

Fixed versions

  • 6.5.8

Solution

Upgrade to version 6.5.8 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-1284: Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input
  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Source file

pypi/tornado/CVE-2026-82397.yml

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