# CVE-2026-124249: \`http.cookiejar\` applies expired \`Set-Cookie\` to cookie store before policy validation

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-120068, GHSA-CHC2-VX2Q-CWQF
- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.16.0
- Published: 2026-11-09 · Updated: 2026-11-10

CVE-2026-124249 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 6.3 (medium) and affects CPython; fixed in 3.16.0.

## Summary

A remote attacker can, without logging in and without any user action, make a malicious server's response delete cookies that belong to other domains from a shared cookie jar, such as the one used by urllib's HTTPCookieProcessor. The flaw is in Python's http.cookiejar module, which removed stored cookies when a response carried an already expired Set-Cookie header without first checking the cookie policy.

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## Affected

- Python Software Foundation CPython: fixed in 3.16.0

## Description

http.cookiejar.CookieJar deleted a stored cookie when a response carried an already expired Set-Cookie header for it, using the Domain and Path attributes from the header without consulting the cookie policy. A server could therefore delete cookies belonging to other domains from a shared cookie jar, such as the one used by urllib's HTTPCookieProcessor. The fix consults the cookie policy before an expired cookie may delete an existing one, as required by RFC 6265 section 5.3.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Python Software Foundation CPython, upgrade to a fixed version (3.16.0) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-124249 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-2026-124249

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-124249?

CPython: before 3.16.0.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-124249

### How do I fix CVE-2026-124249?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 3.16.0.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-124249

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## References

- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/161570
- https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/161569
- https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/Y6IKNZ2VZUS2L6CLQICSFUEMCLT7OLTY/
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4e9d037f1cfc8e29efcb1f67bc668e06ff2b6643
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/8eb3d2c1c41ca7ce628554413981c1eb763a1494
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/ac1d49f4fbb33941475c5aa3cb663ab39d64cb73
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/11/09/24

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