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python-urllib3 — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2020-26137

urllib3 before 1.25.9 allows CRLF injection if the attacker controls the HTTP request method, as demonstrated by inserting CR and LF control characters in the first argument of putrequest(). NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2020-26116.

Products
python-urllib3
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.25.9-1
CVEs
CVE-2020-26137
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 13:44 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-26137

core-osv · Original source

Published 30 Sept 2020, 18:15 UTC

urllib3 before 1.25.9 allows CRLF injection if the attacker controls the HTTP request method, as demonstrated by inserting CR and LF control characters in the first argument of putrequest(). NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2020-26116.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-26137

python-urllib3

Fixed versions: 1.25.9-1

python-urllib3

Fixed versions: 1.25.9-1

python-urllib3

Fixed versions: 1.25.9-1

Complete source record
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