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CVE-2018-20852

VendorpythonProductpythonDiscoveredJul 13, 2019UpdatedOct 7, 2026

http.cookiejar.DefaultPolicy.domain_return_ok in Lib/http/cookiejar.py in Python before 3.7.3 does not correctly validate the domain: it can be tricked into sending existing cookies to the wrong server. An attacker may abuse this flaw by using a server with a hostname that has another valid hostname as a suffix (e.g., pythonicexample.com to steal cookies for example.com). When a program uses http.cookiejar.DefaultPolicy and tries to do an HTTP connection to an attacker-controlled server, existing cookies can be leaked to the attacker. This affects 2.x through 2.7.16, 3.x before 3.4.10, 3.5.x before 3.5.7, 3.6.x before 3.6.9, and 3.7.x before 3.7.3.

CVSS v3.1
4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS
3.67%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 22, 2026
▼ 0.21pp
3.88% → 3.67% over 10 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionREQUIRED
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityLOW
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityNONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Connections
2 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Jul 13, 2019
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Oct 7, 2026