Tornado before 6.5.8 contains a memory amplification vulnerability in parse_multipart_form_data that splits multipart data before validating the max_parts limit. Attackers can send crafted multipart requests with many parts to create large transient lists, exhausting server memory and causing denial of service.

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Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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

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Description Tornado before 6.5.8 contains a memory amplification vulnerability in parse_multipart_form_data that splits multipart data before validating the max_parts limit. Attackers can send crafted multipart requests with many parts to create large transient lists, exhausting server memory and causing denial of service.
Title Tornado before 6.5.8 Memory Amplification DoS via multipart
First Time appeared Tornadoweb
Tornadoweb tornado
Weaknesses CWE-770
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:tornadoweb:tornado:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Tornadoweb
Tornadoweb tornado
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-15T16:05:11.528Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-91990

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-15T16:05:08.520Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-15T16:17:58.147

Modified: 2026-09-15T17:17:44.627

Link: CVE-2026-91990

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