9.8

CVE-2023-26136: salesforce tough-cookie

Modified
AliasesMGASA-2024-0080UBUNTU-CVE-2023-26136DEBIAN-CVE-2023-26136
Published 01-07-2023Last modified 27-08-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-26136 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in salesforce tough-cookie. EPSS estimates a 2.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.63%
0%100%
Low · +0.09 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits2github, reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 2
MGASA-2025-0194RHSA-2023:5484RHSA-2023:5485RHSA-2023:5486CGA-HF6Q-478M-MM8PCGA-W2VF-2FV3-C8F9

Timeline

  1. 01-07-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 27-08-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Versions of the package tough-cookie before 4.1.3 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution due to improper handling of Cookies when using CookieJar in rejectPublicSuffixes=false mode. This issue arises from the manner in which the objects are initialized.

CVSS metrics

7 scores · 7 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.63%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.09 pp

From 2.54% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

2 found
  • githubUnverified

    Tough Cookie

    Maturity: poc

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (security.snyk.io)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Chainguard15 products
  • arangodb-3.11< 3.11.14.5-r22
  • katib-earlystopping< 0.19.0-r31
  • katib-suggestion-goptuna-compatAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • katib-suggestion-hyperband< 0.19.0-r31
  • katib-suggestion-hyperopt< 0.19.0-r40 | < 0.19.0-r31
Wolfi10 products
  • katib-earlystopping< 0.19.0-r31
  • katib-suggestion-goptuna-compatAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • katib-suggestion-hyperband< 0.19.0-r31
  • katib-suggestion-hyperopt< 0.19.0-r40 | < 0.19.0-r31
  • katib-suggestion-nas-darts< 0.19.0-r31
Debian1 product
  • node-tough-cookie< 2.3.4+dfsg-1+deb10u1 | < 4.0.0-2+deb12u1 | < 4.1.3+~4.0.2-1
Mageia1 product
  • nodejs-tough-cookie< 2.3.4-5.1.mga9
Npm1 product
  • tough-cookie< 4.1.3
Salesforce1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • node-tough-cookieAll versions (No fix recorded)

7 vendors · 30 products

References

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