Description
multipart is a fast multipart/form-data parser for python. Prior to 1.2.2, 1.3.1 and 1.4.0-dev, the parse_options_header() function in multipart.py uses a regular expression with an ambiguous alternation, which can cause exponential backtracking (ReDoS) when parsing maliciously crafted HTTP or multipart segment headers. This can be abused for denial of service (DoS) attacks against web applications using this library to parse request headers or multipart/form-data streams. The issue is fixed in 1.2.2, 1.3.1 and 1.4.0-dev.
Published: 2026-03-12
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service
Action: Patch Immediately
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6161-1 multipart security update
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-p2m9-wcp5-6qw3 multipart vulnerable to ReDoS in `parse_options_header()`
History

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threat_severity

Important


Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Defnull multipart
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Description multipart is a fast multipart/form-data parser for python. Prior to 1.2.2, 1.3.1 and 1.4.0-dev, the parse_options_header() function in multipart.py uses a regular expression with an ambiguous alternation, which can cause exponential backtracking (ReDoS) when parsing maliciously crafted HTTP or multipart segment headers. This can be abused for denial of service (DoS) attacks against web applications using this library to parse request headers or multipart/form-data streams. The issue is fixed in 1.2.2, 1.3.1 and 1.4.0-dev.
Title ReDoS in multipart 1.3.0 - `parse_options_header()`
Weaknesses CWE-1333
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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Defnull Multipart
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-13T16:29:28.768Z

Reserved: 2026-02-26T18:38:13.890Z

Link: CVE-2026-28356

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-13T16:29:25.306Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-03-12T17:16:50.080

Modified: 2026-04-16T14:47:16.733

Link: CVE-2026-28356

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-03-12T16:45:01Z

Links: CVE-2026-28356 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-03-20T15:48:57Z

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