diff --git a/Lib/http/cookiejar.py b/Lib/http/cookiejar.py
index 65c45e2b17dfc0..e0b914c53f0614 100644
--- a/Lib/http/cookiejar.py
+++ b/Lib/http/cookiejar.py
@@ -2076,6 +2076,8 @@ def _really_load(self, f, filename, ignore_discard, ignore_expires):
 
         except OSError:
             raise
+        except ValueError:
+            raise
         except Exception:
             _warn_unhandled_exception()
             raise LoadError("invalid Netscape format cookies file %r: %r" %
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-11-22-09-02-18.gh-issue-99453.jPhGOz.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-11-22-09-02-18.gh-issue-99453.jPhGOz.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..9c558e357c4167
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-11-22-09-02-18.gh-issue-99453.jPhGOz.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.