CVE-2023-26136
criticalpriority · attend · 50EPSS 0.026 · 85 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Versions of the package tough-cookie before 4.1.3 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution due to improper handling of Cookies when using CookieJar in rejectPublicSuffixes=false mode. This issue arises from the manner in which the objects are initialized.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.
- MitigationPowerSYSTEM Center 2020cisa_csaf_ot
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.5–9.8
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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exploits (7)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- dani33339/Tough-Cookie-v2.5.0-PatchedCVE-2023-26136 vulnerability researchPoC · poc_in_github
affected products (11)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (4)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-1738Red Hat OpenShift: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-07-12csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat OpenShift ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen oder beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-0180Dell Data Protection Advisor: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-01-20csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell Data Protection Advisor ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen und nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe zu starten.
- GHSA-72xf-g2v4-qvf3tough-cookie Prototype Pollution vulnerability2023-07-01ghsa · osvUS
Versions of the package tough-cookie before 4.1.3 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution due to improper handling of Cookies when using CookieJar in `rejectPublicSuffixes=false` mode. This issue arises from the manner in which the objects are initialized.
- ICSA-24-200-02Subnet Solutions PowerSYSTEM Center2024-07-18icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an authenticated attacker to elevate permissions.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (24)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-26136/cnnvd
- https://github.com/salesforce/tough-cookie/commit/12d474791bb856004e858fdb1c47b7608d09cf6ecnnvd
- https://github.com/salesforce/tough-cookie/issues/282cnnvd
- https://github.com/salesforce/tough-cookie/releases/tag/v4.1.3cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00010.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-TOUGHCOOKIE-5672873cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.3873cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.3924cnnvd
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