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CVE-2026-42874
low
CVSS 3.7
Vulnerability in microdot (CVE-2026-42874)
Summary
vulnerability in microdot (CVE-2026-42874). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `2.6.1` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-42874** has been found in microdot.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 3.7/10.
What to do: upgrade microdot to **2.6.1** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "microdot CVE-2026-42874" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-42874 (microdot) — CWE-113 / CVSS v3 3.7
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: `2.6.1` — apply immediately
Workaround: Do not pass untrusted data to the `Response.set_cookie()` method.
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-113) exists in microdot.
📍 Affected scope
microdot — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: Low (CVSS 3.7/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **2.6.1**.
🛡️ Workaround
Workaround: Do not pass untrusted data to the `Response.set_cookie()` method.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'microdot' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'microdot' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `microdot` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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5Apply temporary workaround mitigate
Do not pass untrusted data to the `Response.set_cookie()` method.パッチが適用されるまでの応急処置として、Do not pass untrusted data to the `Response.set_cookie()` method. を実施。回避策の副作用 (機能低下) を確認した上で。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade microdot to 2.6.1ステージング環境で 2.6.1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
pip
microdot
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.6.1"}]}]
PyPI
microdot
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.6.1"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42874
- package https://github.com/miguelgrinberg/microdot
- web https://github.com/miguelgrinberg/microdot/blob/main/CHANGES.md
- web https://github.com/miguelgrinberg/microdot/commit/99b281b45faef8472410f2d56bfef496dfbd95d5
- web https://github.com/miguelgrinberg/microdot/security/advisories/GHSA-7wc8-wvc4-m498
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7wc8-wvc4-m498