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CVE-2026-88038

cookies vulnerable to Set-Cookie attribute injection via unvalidated domain and path options

4.8 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.25%Up 0.1 points since Sep 11, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used4.8

cookies vulnerable to Set-Cookie attribute injection via unvalidated domain and path options

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.

Record
CVE-2026-88038
CVSS 3.1
4.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-74
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-753984.8

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.

Record
EUVD-2026-75398
CVSS 3.1
4.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD4.8

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.

Record
CVE-2026-88038
CVSS 3.1
4.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-74
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV4.8

cookies vulnerable to Set-Cookie attribute injection via unvalidated domain and path options

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.

Record
CVE-2026-88038
CVSS 3.1
4.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-74
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-880384.8

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-88038
CVSS 3.1
4.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-880384.8

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-88038
CVSS 3.1
4.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
node-cookies
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
0.8.0+~0.7.7-10.9.1+~0.9.2-10.9.2+~0.9.2-1
None known
node-cookies
Debian:13
All versions, plus listed versions
0.8.0+~0.7.7-10.9.1+~0.9.2-10.9.2+~0.9.2-1
None known
node-cookies
Debian:14
before 0.9.2+~0.9.2-1, plus listed versions
0.8.0+~0.7.7-10.9.1+~0.9.2-1
0.9.2+~0.9.2-1
node-cookies
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.5.0-1
None known
node-cookies
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.5.0-10.5.0-1ubuntu1
None known
node-cookies
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.5.0-30.8.0-10.8.0-2
None known
node-cookies
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.8.0-20.8.0+~0.7.7-1
None known
node-cookies
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.8.0+~0.7.7-1
None known
node-cookies
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
0.9.1+~0.9.2-1
None known
node-cookies
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.8.0+~0.7.7-10.9.1+~0.9.2-1
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
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In short

CVE-2026-88038 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Cookies, published September 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. Fixed in node-cookies 0.9.2+~0.9.2-1.

References

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