๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-91990

HIGH 7.5

Tornado before 6.5.8 Memory Amplification DoS via multipart

CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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.

CWE CWE-770
Vendor tornadoweb
Product tornado
Published Sep 15, 2026
Last Updated Sep 15, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Affected Versions

tornadoweb / tornado
0 < 6.5.8

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/security/advisories/GHSA-8423-8fgw-73vq vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/tornado-before-6.5.8-memory-amplification-dos-via-multipart