CVE-2026-53538CWE-436CWE-444

Python-Multipart: Semicolon treated as querystring field separator enables parameter smuggling

Low · published June 22, 2026

CVSS v3.1
3.7
EPSS
0%
Percentile
16.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Python-Multipart is a streaming multipart parser for Python. Prior to 0.0.30, QuerystringParser treated ; as a field separator in application/x-www-form-urlencoded bodies, in addition to &. The WHATWG URL standard, modern browsers, and Python's urllib.parse (since the CVE-2021-23336 fix) treat only & as a separator. This creates a parser differential: the same bytes are tokenized into different fields than a WHATWG compliant intermediary would produce, allowing an attacker to smuggle extra form fields past an upstream body inspecting component. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.0.30.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
3.7 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00256 · 16.2th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-436 · Interpretation Conflict; CWE-444 · Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')
Published
2026-06-22T16:56Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 JUN 16:56Z
    Python-Multipart: Semicolon treated as querystring field separator enables parameter smuggling
    cvelistv5