CVE-2026-40110 HIGH

CVE-2026-40110: jupyter-server CORS origin validation bypass via unanchored regex in allow_origin_pat

Vendor Jupyter-Server
Product jupyter_server
Weakness CWE-777
Published May 5, 2026
Last update June 30, 2026

CVSS base score

7.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Jupyter Server is the backend for Jupyter web applications. In versions 2.17.0 and earlier, the Origin header validation uses Python's re.match() to check incoming origins against the allow_origin_pat configuration value. Because re.match() only anchors at the start of the string and does not require a full match, a pattern intended to match only a trusted domain (e.g., trusted.example.com) will also match any origin that begins with that domain followed by additional characters (e.g., trusted.example.com.evil.com). An attacker who controls such a domain can bypass the CORS origin restriction and make cross-origin requests to the Jupyter Server API from an untrusted site. This issue has been fixed in version 2.18.0.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 5, 2026 CVE published
June 30, 2026 Record updated