AIOHTTP is vulnerable to HTTP Request/Response Smuggling through incorrect parsing of chunked trailer sections

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS 4.0

1.7 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U · score source

EPSS

• CVE-2025-53643: 0.36% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 29.30 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Summary The Python parser is vulnerable to a request smuggling vulnerability due to not parsing trailer sections of an HTTP request. Impact If a pure Python version of aiohttp is installed (i.e. without the usual C extensions) or AIOHTTPNOEXTENSIONS is enabled, then an attacker may be able to execute a request smuggling attack to bypass certain firewalls or proxy protections. ---- Patch: https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp/commit/e8d774f635dc6d1cd3174d0e38891da5de0e2b6a

Published by the source

14 Jul 2025, 19:33 UTC

Last modified by the source

10 Sep 2026, 03:50 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 13:32 UTC

1. Revision 3 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-9548-qrrj-x5pj

2. Revision 2 · amended · 25 Oct 2026

   Reviewed OSV alias/range/CVSS4 correction; package source scopes and original publication preserved. No customer finding resolved.

3. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-9548-qrrj-x5pj

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2025-53643

Advisory: AIOHTTP is vulnerable to HTTP Request/Response Smuggling through incorrect parsing of chunked trailer sections
IDs: CVE-2025-53643, GHSA-9548-qrrj-x5pj
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2025-53643 (revision 3, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 13:32 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Low (CVSS 1.7)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: aiohttp 3.12.14. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- PyPI aiohttp: affected < 3.12.14; fixed in 3.12.14

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `python -m pip show aiohttp`: prints the installed version. Run with the environment that serves production active.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on aiohttp.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-9548-qrrj-x5pj (OSV record GHSA-9548-qrrj-x5pj lists affected ranges: PyPI aiohttp >=0 <3.12.14 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9548-qrrj-x5pj (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-9548-qrrj-x5pj lists affected ranges: PyPI aiohttp >=0 <3.12.14)

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