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CVE-2026-34520: AIOHTTP: C parser (llhttp) accepts null bytes and control characters in response header values - header injection / security bypass

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-04-01 · updated 2026-10-26
• Weakness: CWE-113

Description

AIOHTTP is an asynchronous HTTP client/server framework for asyncio and Python. Prior to version 3.13.4, the C parser (the default for most installs) accepted null bytes and control characters in response headers. This issue has been patched in version 3.13.4.

Affected products

• aio-libs aiohttp: before 3.13.4 — fixed in 3.13.4
• Pypi Aiohttp: before 3.13.4; 0.1, 0.10.0, 0.10.1, 0.10.2, 0.11.0, 0.12.0 (+298) — fixed in 3.13.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: aio-libs aiohttp 3.13.4; Pypi Aiohttp 3.13.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp/commit/9370b9714a7a56003cacd31a9b4ae16eab109ba4
• https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp/releases/tag/v3.13.4
• https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp/security/advisories/GHSA-63hf-3vf5-4wqf

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