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Medium · 4.5 CVE-2026-21883 EUVD-2026-1036GHSA-793v-589g-574vPYSEC-2026-1223

Bokeh server applications have Incomplete Origin Validation in WebSockets

Published Jan 8, 2026 · Updated Jan 23, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Bokeh is an interactive visualization library written in Python. In versions 3.8.1 and below, if a server is configured with an allowlist (e.g., dashboard.corp), an attacker can register a domain like dashboard.corp.attacker.com (or use a subdomain if applicable) and lure a victim to visit it. The malicious site can then initiate a WebSocket connection to the vulnerable Bokeh server. Since the Origin header (e.g., http://dashboard.corp.attacker.com/) matches the allowlist according to the flawed logic, the connection is accepted. Once connected, the attacker can interact with the Bokeh server on behalf of the victim, potentially accessing sensitive data, or modifying visualizations. This issue is fixed in version 3.8.2.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
bokeh bokeh < 3.8.2 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling kubeflow-pipelines-visualization-server 2.15.0-r3 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI bokeh < 3.8.2 3.8.2 GHSA-793v-589g-574v

References