Flask is a web server gateway interface (WSGI) web application framework. In versions 3.1.2 and below, when the session object is accessed, Flask should set the Vary: Cookie header., resulting in a Use of Cache Containing Sensitive Information vulnerability. The logic instructs caches not to cache the response, as it may contain information specific to a logged in user. This is handled in most cases, but some forms of access such as the Python in operator were overlooked. The severity and risk depend on the application being hosted behind a caching proxy that doesn't ignore responses with cookies, not setting a Cache-Control header to mark pages as private or non-cacheable, and accessing the session in a way that only touches keys without reading values or mutating the session. The issue has been fixed in version 3.1.3.
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GHSA-68rp-wp8r-4726 | Flask session does not add `Vary: Cookie` header when accessed in some ways |
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Sat, 21 Feb 2026 05:45:00 +0000
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| Description | Flask is a web server gateway interface (WSGI) web application framework. In versions 3.1.2 and below, when the session object is accessed, Flask should set the Vary: Cookie header., resulting in a Use of Cache Containing Sensitive Information vulnerability. The logic instructs caches not to cache the response, as it may contain information specific to a logged in user. This is handled in most cases, but some forms of access such as the Python in operator were overlooked. The severity and risk depend on the application being hosted behind a caching proxy that doesn't ignore responses with cookies, not setting a Cache-Control header to mark pages as private or non-cacheable, and accessing the session in a way that only touches keys without reading values or mutating the session. The issue has been fixed in version 3.1.3. | |
| Title | Flask session does not add `Vary: Cookie` header when accessed in some ways | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-524 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-02-21T05:21:17.214Z
Reserved: 2026-02-18T19:47:02.155Z
Link: CVE-2026-27205
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-02-21T06:17:00.910
Modified: 2026-02-21T06:17:00.910
Link: CVE-2026-27205
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