werkzeug

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Werkzeug is a widely used Python WSGI utility library that provides tools for building web applications. On WindowsForum.com, discussions about Werkzeug focus on security vulnerabilities related to its safe_join function and multipart parser. Multiple CVEs have been reported, including CVE-2026-27199, CVE-2026-21860, CVE-2025-66221, and CVE-2023-46136. These vulnerabilities involve Windows-specific device name bypasses that can cause denial-of-service (DoS) conditions by hanging workers or exhausting memory. Patches have been released in Werkzeug versions 3.1.4, 3.1.5, and 3.1.6. The tag covers security advisories, patch details, and operational impacts for administrators and developers using Werkzeug in Windows environments.

  1. CVE-2026-27199: Werkzeug safe_join Windows device name bypass fixed in 3.1.6

    Werkzeug’s safe_join() has a new Windows‑specific wrinkle: a recently assigned CVE shows the function can still resolve paths that end with legacy Windows device names when those names are embedded inside multi‑segment paths, allowing a remote request handled by send_from_directory() to open a...

  2. CVE-2026-21860 Windows device name flaw in Werkzeug safe_join fixed in 3.1.5

    A subtle but important security gap in Werkzeug’s path-joining logic has resurfaced: attackers can craft filenames that exploit Windows’ legacy device-name semantics and cause web servers using Werkzeug’s safe_join/send_from_directory helpers to hang. This vulnerability, tracked as...
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  3. CVE-2023-46136: Patch Werkzeug multipart DoS to keep services online

    A deceptively small parsing flaw in the popular Python WSGI utility library Werkzeug can be turned into a powerful denial-of-service weapon: specially crafted multipart/form-data uploads that start with a carriage return (CR) or line feed (LF), followed by megabytes of data without additional...
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  4. CVE-2025-66221 Windows DoS in Werkzeug safe_join fixed in 3.1.4

    The Werkzeug safe_join vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-66221 lets Windows-only special device names (for example, CON, AUX, NUL, COMx, LPTx) slip past path validation and be treated like ordinary files — a behavior that allowed web endpoints using send_from_directory to open a device path and...