Description
Tornado before 6.5.7 contains a credential leak vulnerability in CurlAsyncHTTPClient where pycurl handles are reused across requests without proper state clearing. Attackers can obtain sensitive credentials by issuing requests through the same client instance, allowing TLS certificates or proxy authentication to persist across unintended requests.
Published: 2026-09-15
Score: 8.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-524
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Tornado before 6.5.7 contains a credential leak vulnerability in CurlAsyncHTTPClient where pycurl handles are reused across requests without proper state clearing. Attackers can obtain sensitive credentials by issuing requests through the same client instance, allowing TLS certificates or proxy authentication to persist across unintended requests.
Title Tornado before 6.5.7 Credential Leak via Handle Reuse
First Time appeared Tornadoweb
Tornadoweb tornado
Weaknesses CWE-200
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:tornadoweb:tornado:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Tornadoweb
Tornadoweb tornado
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Tornadoweb Tornado
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-15T15:18:33.089Z

Reserved: 2026-09-15T11:11:13.311Z

Link: CVE-2026-91992

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-15T16:17:58.447

Modified: 2026-09-16T13:42:49.207

Link: CVE-2026-91992

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-15T15:18:33Z

Links: CVE-2026-91992 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-16T02:15:18Z

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