CVE-2026-91992

Tornado before 6.5.7 Credential Leak via Handle Reuse

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: September 15, 2026 at 03:18 PM UTC
Updated: September 17, 2026 at 04:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTornado

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 6.5.7
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.5.7 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.9MEDIUMVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-200

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