CVE-2026-54277 — aiohttp
Fix: aio-libs/aiohttp@5ab61bbCVE-2026-54277 is a CWE-770 vulnerability in aiohttp. A fix is available for aiohttp — see the affected versions and patch details below.
AIOHTTP: C HTTP Parser Bypasses max_line_size for Fragmented Lines
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-54277.
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 3.14.1, it is possible to bypass the max_line_size check in parts of an HTTP request in the C parser. If using the optimised C parser (the default in pre-built wheels), then an attacker may be able to send oversized lines through the HTTP parser and use an excessive amount of memory, potentially leading to DoS. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.14.1.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | aiohttp | all versions | 3.14.1pip install --upgrade 'aiohttp==3.14.1' |
Affected Products
aiohttpaiohttpDetection & 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 3.14.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-54277 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 vulnerability is rated Moderate because an unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger denial of service against an affected aiohttp HTTP server that uses the default C-based parser, by sending HTTP requests with oversized fragmented lines that bypass max_line_size limits, causing excessive memory consumption.…
Update the aiohttp package to version 3.14.1 or later. Until updated builds are available, reduce exposure by not exposing aiohttp-based HTTP servers directly to untrusted networks. As a workaround, configure aiohttp to use the pure-Python HTTP parser by setting use_cparser=False when creating the application or running the server. This avoids the vulnerable C parser path. Installations that use aiohttp only as an HTTP client are not affected by this flaw.Source: Red Hat security advisory for CVE-2026-54277 (CC BY 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2026-54277 in your dependencies?
Find it across PyPI, including transitive dependencies.