mangroup dtale Flask Session Cookie app.py build_secret_key random values

published 2026-08-15 2 mo ago modified 2026-08-20 2 mo ago also EUVD-2026-59768

cvss: 3.7; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
public exploits: 0; none known

A flaw has been found in mangroup dtale up to 3.22.0. This vulnerability affects the function build_secret_key of the file dtale/app.py of the component Flask Session Cookie. This manipulation causes insufficiently random values. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The attack's complexity is rated as high. It is stated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit has been published and may be used. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.

Patch / fix

links 1

github.com/man-group/dtale#963 pull request

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 mo ago (2026-08-18)

Exploit prediction

0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/man-group/dtale/issues/960 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	6.3	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA	3.1	3.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	3.0	3.7	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	2.0	2.6	AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
CNA	4.0	2.9	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA	3.1	3.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CNA	2.0	2.6	AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

mangroup dtale

Classification

Weakness

CWE-330 Use of Insufficiently Random Values
CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues

References

github.com /man-group/dtale/pull/963
issue-tracking, patch
github.com /man-group/dtale/issues/960
exploit, issue-tracking
vuldb.com /vuln/390086
vdb-entry, technical-description
vuldb.com /vuln/390086/cti
signature, permissions-required
vuldb.com /cve/CVE-2026-19896
third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /submit/870672
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-19896
NVD CVE-2026-19896

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Summary