CVE-2026-28356

Description

multipart is a fast multipart/form-data parser for python. Prior to 1.2.2, 1.3.1 and 1.4.0-dev, the parse_options_header() function in multipart.py uses a regular expression with an ambiguous alternation, which can cause exponential backtracking (ReDoS) when parsing maliciously crafted HTTP or multipart segment headers. This can be abused for denial of service (DoS) attacks against web applications using this library to parse request headers or multipart/form-data streams. The issue is fixed in 1.2.2, 1.3.1 and 1.4.0-dev.

Risk Information

Base Score
7.5
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.713

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-28356 are fixed in Python-multipart 1.2.2Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-28356 are fixed in Python-multipart 1.3.1Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-28356 are fixed in Python-multipart for linux 1.2.2Linux
Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-28356 are fixed in Python-multipart for linux 1.3.1Linux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234