CVE-2026-111064 — aiohttp
Fix: aio-libs/aiohttp@be84682CVE-2026-111064 is a CWE-770 vulnerability in aiohttp. A fix is available for aiohttp — see the affected versions and patch details below.
aiohttp server lacks an initial request/header timeout
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
Real-World Exposure
aiohttpReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects PyPI packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
AIOHTTP is an asynchronous HTTP client/server framework for asyncio and Python. Prior to 3.14.4, keepalive timeout handling is absent during the initial portion of a request. An attacker can keep an idle connection open indefinitely before sending any request data, consuming server connection capacity. This issue is fixed in version 3.14.4.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | aiohttp | all versions | 3.14.4pip install --upgrade 'aiohttp==3.14.4' |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for aiohttp, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update aiohttp to 3.14.4 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-111064 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Cap what an attacker can consume: apply request size, rate and timeout limits in front of the affected component, and run it with memory and CPU limits so exhaustion degrades one worker rather than the whole service.
Fixing This On Your OS
If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.
This flaw affects products that run an aiohttp server exposed to untrusted clients. Products that use aiohttp only as an HTTP client are not affected.
--- CME Mitigation Guidance (2026-10-20) --- Disclaimer: The following mitigation solutions are provided as a courtesy, pending the application of an official patch. This content was generated utilizing AI tools in conjunction with data from https://cmetaxonomy.org. Customers are advised to independently evaluate and test these temporary mitigations within their own infrastructure. The highest-value action is to enforce initial keep-alive timeouts and first-request deadlines on newly established HTTP connections within aiohttp: upgrade to aiohttp 3.14.4 (or the fixed Ansible Automation Platform 24/Lightspeed Rhel/Rhoai/Odh Caikit Tgis Serving Rhel/Python3.11 Aiohttp/Koku/Exploit…Source: Red Hat security advisory for CVE-2026-111064 (CC BY 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2026-111064 in your dependencies?
Find it across PyPI, including transitive dependencies.