CVE-2026-6019

Description

http.cookies.Morsel.js_output() returns an inline <script> snippet and only escapes " for JavaScript string context. It does not neutralize the HTML parser-sensitive sequence </script> inside the generated script element. Mitigation base64-encodes the cookie value to disallow escaping using cookie value.

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EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0003

Probability of exploitation

0.08%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-150 CWE-150

References

Other References

https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/3c59b8b53fc75c7f9578d16fb8201ceb43e8f76c https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/76b3923d688c0efc580658476c5f525ec8735104 https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/f795e042043dfe26c42e1971d4502c1cdc4c65b8 https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/90309 https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/148848 https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/IVNWGV2BBNC3RHQAFS22UP4DY56SAXX3/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-6019? +

http.cookies.Morsel.js_output() returns an inline <script> snippet and only escapes " for JavaScript string context. It does not neutralize the HTML parser-sensitive sequence </script> inside the generated script element. Mitigation base64-encodes the cookie value to disallow escaping using cookie value.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-6019? +

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