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CVE-2026-128131

AIOHTTP: Concatenated compressed streams cause excessive CPU use

  • High 8.7

Description

AIOHTTP is an asynchronous HTTP client/server framework for asyncio and Python. Prior to 3.14.4, aiohttp decompresses each member of a payload containing many concatenated gzip, deflate, or zstd streams by passing the entire remaining input to a new decompressor, causing quadratic CPU use. Empty members produce no output, so client_max_size and output backpressure do not limit the work. A remote attacker can block a server event loop with a crafted compressed request body or WebSocket message, and a malicious server can similarly block a client. This issue is fixed in version 3.14.4.

Key facts

Published
13 Nov 2026
Last changed
13 Nov 2026
Assigned by
GitHub_M
EPSS
0.52% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 44.745% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 8.7CVSS 4.0, Highfrom the CNA (GitHub_M)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Historical context and remediation

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Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

VendorProductVersions
aio-libsaiohttp
  • < 3.14.4 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 13 Nov 2026 Published

Weakness

References