GHSA-mwh4-6h8g-pg8w — aiohttp
Fix: aio-libs/aiohttp@53b35a2GHSA-mwh4-6h8g-pg8w is a CWE-113 vulnerability in aiohttp. A fix is available for aiohttp — see the affected versions and patch details below.
AIOHTTP has HTTP response splitting via \r in reason phrase
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- 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 GHSA-mwh4-6h8g-pg8w.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
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
Summary
An attacker who controls the reason parameter when creating a Response may be able to inject extra headers or similar exploits.
Impact
In the unlikely situation that an application allows untrusted data to be used in the response's reason parameter, then an attacker could manipulate the response to send something different from what the developer intended.
Patch: https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp/commit/53b35a2f8869c37a133e60bf1a82a1c01642ba2b
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | aiohttp | all versions | 3.13.4pip install --upgrade 'aiohttp==3.13.4' |
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 3.13.4 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-mwh4-6h8g-pg8w is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-mwh4-6h8g-pg8w can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-mwh4-6h8g-pg8w. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-mwh4-6h8g-pg8w in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-mwh4-6h8g-pg8w across PyPI dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.