User-controlled data URLs parsed by urllib.request.DataHandler allow injecting headers through newlines in the data URL mediatype.
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/X66HL7SISGJT33J53OHXMZT4DFLMHVKF/
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/143926
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/143925
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/f25509e78e8be6ea73c811ac2b8c928c28841b9f
Published: 2026-01-20
Updated: 2026-01-20
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