CVE-2026-88038Patch

LOWCVSS 4.8 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

cookies is a Node.js library for reading and writing HTTP cookies, used by Koa via ctx.cookies. In versions before 0.9.2 the library validates the cookie name and value against character sets that reject the semicolon separator, but the domain and path options are checked only against a permissive RFC 7230 field-content matcher that allows semicolons, and both are written into the Set-Cookie header unescaped. An application that passes untrusted or request-derived data into the domain or path option can therefore inject additional cookie attributes, overriding SameSite, Secure, HttpOnly, or Domain on the cookies the application issues. This is a Set-Cookie attribute injection issue (CWE-74). The issue is fixed in cookies 0.9.2, which validates domain and path against RFC 6265 character sets. As a workaround, keep domain and path application-set rather than derived from untrusted input.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-74

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-09-10: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-09-10: 1Technical Details · 2026-09-10: 109-10
Signal classification1 categories
Patch
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
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Full discourse1 post
  • Ulises Gascón@kom_256
    Patch

    🚨 Medium-severity security fix in cookies@0.9.2 just released! Patches CVE-2026-88038: cookies vulnerable to Set-Cookie attribute injection via unvalidated domain and path options https://github.com/pillarjs/cookies/security/advisories/GHSA-x44v-5gxf-r6hf

    Post summary

    A medium‑severity vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑88038) affecting Set‑Cookie injection in [email protected] has been patched; the advisory includes technical details but no PoC or active exploitation evidence.

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