CVE-2016-8638GHSA-376m-3rm2-9jm6PYSEC-2026-360
Session Fixation in ipsilon
n/a ipsilonpipLibraries & packages
CVSS
9.1CriticalExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)2.14%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of CVEs. Scored 27 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
What fixes it
- 2.0.2ipsilon, pipGitHub
- 1.2.1ipsilon, pipGitHub
- 1.1.2ipsilon, pipGitHub
- 1.0.3ipsilon, pipGitHub
- 2.0.2ipsilon, PyPIOSV
pip install "ipsilon>=2.0.2" - 1.2.1ipsilon, PyPIOSV
pip install "ipsilon>=1.2.1"
Show all 8 fixed versions
A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.
Description
A vulnerability in ipsilon 2.0 before 2.0.2, 1.2 before 1.2.1, 1.1 before 1.1.2, and 1.0 before 1.0.3 was found that allows attacker to log out active sessions of other users. This issue is related to how it tracks sessions, and allows an unauthenticated attacker to view and terminate active sessions from other users. It is also called a "SAML2 multi-session vulnerability."
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 10
- ipsilon, pip>= 2.0.0, < 2.0.2GitHub
- ipsilon, pip>= 1.2.0, < 1.2.1GitHub
- ipsilon, pip>= 1.1.0, < 1.1.2GitHub
- ipsilon, pip>= 1.0.0, < 1.0.3GitHub
- n/aaffected: n/aCVE List
- ipsilon, PyPIfrom 2.0.0, fixed in 2.0.2OSV
- ipsilon, PyPIfrom 1.2.0, fixed in 1.2.1OSV
- ipsilon, PyPI1.2.0OSV
- ipsilon, PyPIfrom 1.1.0, fixed in 1.1.2OSV
- ipsilon, PyPIfrom 1.0.0, fixed in 1.0.3OSV
References 15
- github.com/ipsilon-project/ipsilon/commit/1c48414877fc110652b6078a29529972c7ec9122Fixvia GitHub
- github.com/ipsilon-project/ipsilon/commit/64fc366c054fc6af1d9d2692902db169884b5f78Fixvia GitHub
- github.com/ipsilon-project/ipsilon/commit/a33303b6beb5c316d7c18b23566b7666a4e307a4Fixvia GitHub
- github.com/ipsilon-project/ipsilon/commit/b4744a92d4fa7f6d7ade0ae2d99a2dc0ea94734dFixvia GitHub
- ipsilon-project.org/advisory/CVE-2016-8638.txtAdvisoryvia CVE List
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2809Advisoryvia GitHub
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8638Advisoryvia GitHub
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-376m-3rm2-9jm6Advisoryvia GitHub
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ipsilon/PYSEC-2026-360.yamlAdvisoryvia GitHub
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8638Referencevia GitHub
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8638Referencevia CVE List
- ipsilon-project.org/release/2.1.0.htmlReferencevia CVE List
- pagure.io/ipsilon/c/511fa8b7001c2f9a42301aa1d4b85aaf170a461cReferencevia CVE List
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1392829Referencevia GitHub
- pypi.org/project/ipsilonReferencevia GitHub