CVE-2026-1299

Jan. 23, 2026, 5:16 p.m.

6.0
Medium

Description

The email module, specifically the "BytesGenerator" class, didn’t properly quote newlines for email headers when serializing an email message allowing for header injection when an email is serialized. This is only applicable if using "LiteralHeader" writing headers that don't respect email folding rules, the new behavior will reject the incorrectly folded headers in "BytesGenerator".

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Python
  • Email Module
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-93
Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')
The product uses CRLF (carriage return line feeds) as a special element, e.g. to separate lines or records, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes CRLF sequences from inputs.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a python email_module / / / / / / / /

References

https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6923
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/052e55e7d44718fe46cbba0ca995cb8fcc359413
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/144125
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/144126
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/6ZZULGALJTITEAGEXLDJE2C6FORDXPBT/

Tags

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CWE-93
2026-01-23
CVE-2026-1299

CVSS Score

6.0 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: PRESENT
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: LOW
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: NONE
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: Jan. 23, 2026, 5:16 p.m.
Last Modified: Jan. 23, 2026, 5:16 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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*Disclaimer: Some vulnerabilities do not have an associated CPE. To enhance the data, we use AI to infer CPEs based on CVE details. This is an automated process and might not always be accurate.