Bug 2448168 (CVE-2026-3644)

Summary:	CVE-2026-3644 cpython: Incomplete control character validation in http.cookies
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	bbrownin, dfreiber, drow, jburrell, ljawale, luizcosta, nweather, rbobbitt, teagle, vkumar
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Doc Text:	A control character validation flaw has been discovered in the Python http.cookie module. The Morsel.update(), \|= operator, and unpickling paths were not patched to resolve CVE-2026-0672, allowing control characters to bypass input validation. Additionally, BaseCookie.js_output() lacked the output validation applied to BaseCookie.output().	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2448185, 2448187, 2448193, 2448194, 2448186, 2448188, 2448189, 2448190, 2448191, 2448192
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-03-16 18:02:51 UTC

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().

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2026-04-27 14:54:27 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:10950 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10950