CVE-2026-53540CWE-1284

Python-Multipart: Negative Content-Length in parse_form buffers the entire body in memory

Low · published June 22, 2026

CVSS v3.1
3.7
EPSS
0%
Percentile
26.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Python-Multipart is a streaming multipart parser for Python. Prior to 0.0.31, parse_form() did not validate the Content-Length header before using it to bound its chunked read of the request body. A negative Content-Length turned the bounded read into a read-until-EOF, so the entire body was loaded into memory in a single read instead of in fixed-size chunks. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.0.31.

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:N/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00342 · 26.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-1284 · Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input
Published
2026-06-22T16:58Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 JUN 16:58Z
    Python-Multipart: Negative Content-Length in parse_form buffers the entire body in memory
    cvelistv5