# CVE-2026-123534: Tornado before 6.6 Path Traversal via static\_url() Version Hashing

Only Tornado applications that pass untrusted input, such as a query parameter, as the path argument to static_url() are affected in versions before 6.6. Fixed in Tornado 6.6.

- Severity: CVSS 8.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Unclear
- Fixed in: 6.6
- Published: 2026-11-08 · Updated: 2026-11-08

CVE-2026-123534 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.3 (high) and affects tornado; fixed in 6.6.

## Affected

- tornadoweb tornado: fixed in 6.6

## Description

Tornado before 6.6 contains a path traversal vulnerability in RequestHandler.static_url() and get_version() that allows attackers to hash files outside static_path using ../ sequences. Attackers controlling input passed to static_url() can obtain SHA-512 hashes of readable files to confirm their existence, or reference /dev/zero to block the event loop indefinitely.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on tornadoweb tornado, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-123534 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-123534

### What does this mean?

static_url() can be made to hash files the server process can read, outside the intended static directory. The attacker obtains the SHA-512 hash of such a file, which can confirm that the file exists, or block the server indefinitely by naming a file that never ends, such as /dev/zero.

Source: https://github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/security/advisories/GHSA-v8g8-cp5j-42fg, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/tornado-before-6.6-path-traversal-via-static-url-version-hashing

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-123534?

tornado: before 6.6.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-123534

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Tornado versions before 6.6 are affected, but only applications that pass a value derived from untrusted input, such as a query parameter, as the path argument to static_url(). Check the installed version with pip show tornado and search the code for calls to static_url().

Source: https://github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/security/advisories/GHSA-v8g8-cp5j-42fg, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/tornado-before-6.6-path-traversal-via-static-url-version-hashing

### How do I fix CVE-2026-123534?

Upgrade to Tornado 6.6 or later. Until you can upgrade, validate or allowlist any path passed to static_url(), or avoid passing request-derived values to it.

Source: https://github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/security/advisories/GHSA-v8g8-cp5j-42fg, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/tornado-before-6.6-path-traversal-via-static-url-version-hashing

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## References

- https://github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/security/advisories/GHSA-v8g8-cp5j-42fg
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/tornado-before-6.6-path-traversal-via-static-url-version-hashing

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