# CVE-2026-123535: Tornado before 6.6 Cookie Attribute Injection via set\_cookie max\_age

- Severity: CVSS 2.3 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6
- Published: 2026-11-08 · Updated: 2026-11-08

CVE-2026-123535 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 2.3 (low) and affects tornado; fixed in 6.6.

## Affected

- tornadoweb tornado: fixed in 6.6

## Description

Tornado before 6.6 does not validate the max_age argument of RequestHandler.set_cookie (also called by set_signed_cookie, set_secure_cookie, and clear_cookie), allowing injection of additional Set-Cookie attributes. When an application passes attacker-influenced input as max_age, an attacker can embed attributes such as Domain, Path, or Secure to widen the cookie's scope to parent paths or other subdomains.

## 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-2026-123535 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-2026-123535

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-123535?

tornado: before 6.6.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-123535

### How do I fix CVE-2026-123535?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 6.6.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-123535

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## References

- https://github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/security/advisories/GHSA-c6v4-qj2h-f748
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/tornado-before-6.6-cookie-attribute-injection-via-set-cookie-max-age

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