CVE-2025-69226: AIOHTTP vulnerable to brute-force leak of internal static ﬁle path components

January 5, 2026 (updated January 6, 2026)

Path normalization for static files prevents path traversal, but opens up the ability for an attacker to ascertain the existence of absolute path components.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-54jq-c3m8-4m76
github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp
github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp/commit/f2a86fd5ac0383000d1715afddfa704413f0711e
github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp/security/advisories/GHSA-54jq-c3m8-4m76
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-69226

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