6.0
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-3644
Incomplete control character validation in http.cookies
Description

The fix for CVE-2026-0672, which rejected control characters in http.cookies.Morsel, was incomplete. The Morsel.update(), |= operator, and unpickling paths were not patched, allowing control characters to bypass input validation. Additionally, BaseCookie.js_output() lacked the output validation applied to BaseCookie.output().

INFO

Published Date :

March 16, 2026, 6:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 16, 2026, 6:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM 28c92f92-d60d-412d-b760-e73465c3df22
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Apply the incomplete security fix to all affected HTTP cookie handling paths.
  • Update HTTP cookie handling code.
  • Patch Morsel.update(), |= operator, and unpickling.
  • Validate output in BaseCookie.js_output().
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-3644 vulnerability over time.

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 16, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The fix for CVE-2026-0672, which rejected control characters in http.cookies.Morsel, was incomplete. The Morsel.update(), |= operator, and unpickling paths were not patched, allowing control characters to bypass input validation. Additionally, BaseCookie.js_output() lacked the output validation applied to BaseCookie.output().
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added Reference https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/57e88c1cf95e1481b94ae57abe1010469d47a6b4
    Added Reference https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/62ceb396fcbe69da1ded3702de586f4072b590dd
    Added Reference https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d16ecc6c3626f0e2cc8f08c309c83934e8a979dd
    Added Reference https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/145599
    Added Reference https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/145600
    Added Reference https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/H6CADMBCDRFGWCMOXWUIHFJNV43GABJ7/
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