Vulnerability · Published Aug 3, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-69243AIOHTTP: HTTP request smuggling via WebSocket upgrade
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in aiohttp from aio-libs. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
AIOHTTP is an asynchronous HTTP client/server framework for asyncio and Python. Prior to 3.14.2, the HTTP parsers were vulnerable to a request smuggling attack relating to WebSocket upgrades. If using the server-side component, an attacker may be able to execute a request smuggling vulnerability using an edge case in the WebSocket upgrade procedure. A WebSocket upgrade request with a body could cause the parser to switch protocols before the complete request body was received, leaving trailing bytes to be handled as upgraded-protocol or pipelined data rather than normal HTTP body data. This issue is fixed in version 3.14.2.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | python-aiohttp | 3.8.4-1+deb12u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-69243 |
| Debian:13 | python-aiohttp | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-69243 |
| Debian:14 | python-aiohttp | 3.14.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-69243 |
| PyPI | aiohttp | 3.14.2 | GHSA-mfx4-hv73-q22v |
| PyPI | aiohttp | 3.14.2 | PYSEC-2026-3546 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | python-aiohttp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-69243 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-444 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
- https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp/security/advisories/GHSA-mfx4-hv73-q22v x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp/pull/13017 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp/commit/6ae358f0983c3f4d6f67692b2f8e65dc8e091c98 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp/releases/tag/v3.14.2 x_refsource_MISC