# CVE-2026-91992: Tornado before 6.5.7 Credential Leak via Handle Reuse

- Also known as: GHSA-PW6J-QG29-8W7F
- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.5.7
- Published: 2026-09-15 · Updated: 2026-09-17

## Affected

- tornadoweb tornado: fixed in 6.5.7
- tornado (PyPI): fixed in 6.5.7

## Description

Tornado before 6.5.7 contains a credential leak vulnerability in CurlAsyncHTTPClient where pycurl handles are reused across requests without proper state clearing. Attackers can obtain sensitive credentials by issuing requests through the same client instance, allowing TLS certificates or proxy authentication to persist across unintended requests.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on tornadoweb tornado, tornado, upgrade to a fixed version (6.5.7) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/security/advisories/GHSA-pw6j-qg29-8w7f
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/tornado-before-6.5.7-credential-leak-via-handle-reuse

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