Interpretation Conflict Affecting python-multipart package, versions [,0.0.30)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PYTHON-PYTHONMULTIPART-17345733
  • published16 Jun 2026
  • disclosed15 Jun 2026
  • credit0xkakash1, sammiee5311

Introduced: 15 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-53537  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-436  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade python-multipart to version 0.0.30 or higher.

Overview

python-multipart is an A streaming multipart parser for Python

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Interpretation Conflict through the parse_options_header function. An attacker can bypass field name or filename-based access controls, or manipulate file upload destinations by submitting specially crafted multipart/form-data requests that exploit differences in parameter interpretation between upstream components and the backend.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1