aio-libs/aiohttp · Security
aiohttp server lacks an initial request/header timeout
- GHSA ID
- GHSA-5wr8-gcqf-gqf3
- CVE ID
- CVE-2026-111064
- Severity
- high
- Published
- Updated
- CVSS v4
- 8.2 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Description
Summary
The keepalive timeout was not used during the initial portion of a request.
Impact
An attacker could keep an idle connection open indefinitely before sending any data.
Workaround
Use a reverse proxy (as recommended for all production deployments) with sensible keepalive limits.
CWEs
- CWE-770 · Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling