Thumbor treats ALLOWED_SOURCES string patterns as unescaped regex, allowing hostname bypass via wildcard dot

Date Jul 31, 2026
Type Vendor advisory
Signal High-risk advisory
Vendor / Product PyPI ยท thumbor
CVE CVE-2026-53500
High-risk advisory CVE-2026-53500

Summary

Thumbor treats ALLOWED_SOURCES string patterns as unescaped regex, allowing hostname bypass via wildcard dot

Why it matters

GitHub has published a reviewed security advisory for thumbor. Prioritize it with other application dependency updates.

Operator check

Check whether thumbor is present in application dependency manifests, lockfiles, or build images. Review the GitHub advisory and upgrade to a patched version where available.

Sources

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