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CVE-2026-53538: python-multipart: Semicolon treated as querystring field separator enables parameter smuggling

June 15, 2026

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.

References

  • github.com/Kludex/python-multipart/security/advisories/GHSA-6jv3-5f52-599m
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-6jv3-5f52-599m
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53538

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.0.30

Fixed versions

  • 0.0.30

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.0.30 or above.

Impact 3.7 LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-436: Interpretation Conflict
  • CWE-444: Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')

Source file

pypi/python-multipart/CVE-2026-53538.yml

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