h11 is a Python implementation of HTTP/1.1. Prior to version 0.16.0, a leniency in h11's parsing of line terminators in chunked-coding message bodies can lead to request smuggling vulnerabilities under certain conditions. This issue has been patched in version 0.16.0. Since exploitation requires the combination of buggy h11 with a buggy (reverse) proxy, fixing either component is sufficient to mitigate this issue.
CVE-2025-43859
This critical-severity CVE scores 9.1 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.6%, top 57% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 9.1
- EG Score
- 9.1(medium)
- EG Risk
- 56(Track)EG Risk 56/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity91% × 45%Exploitation1% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 46%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 24, 2025
Last Modified
April 15, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Aug 1, 2026h11 accepts some malformed Chunked-Encoding bodies · Advisory · python-hyper/h11 · GitHub
https://github.com/python-hyper/h11/security/advisories/GHSA-vqfr-h8mv-ghfjcommit 114803a29ce5 (python-hyper/h11)
Fix landed in python-hyper/h11 commit 114803a29ce5 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/python-hyper/h11/commit/114803a29ce50116dc47951c690ad4892b1a36edVendor Advisories for CVE-2025-43859(4)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2025:8615Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 Container Release Update
- RHSA-2025:8221Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Container Release Update
- RHSA-2025:7536Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 (python-h11) security update
- RHSA-2025:7535Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 (python-h11) security update
Patch Availability(5)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | python3-h11 (0.14.0-1ubuntu0.25.04.1) @ plucky | 2026-05-21 | ubuntu |
| redhat | ansible-automation-platform-24/lightspeed-rhel8:2.4.250225-12 | 2025-06-05 | redhat |
| redhat | ansible-automation-platform-25/ee-supported-rhel9:1.0.0-1015 | 2025-05-27 | redhat |
| redhat | python-h11-0:0.12.0-4.el9ost | 2025-05-14 | redhat |
| redhat | python-h11-0:0.12.0-2.1.el9ost | 2025-05-14 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| python-h11 | 0.14.0-1 | 0.14.0-1.1~deb12u1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| python-h11 | — | 0.14.0-1.1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| python-h11 | — | 0.14.0-1.1 | — |
PyPI(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| h11 | 0.0.1 ... 0.9.0 (13 versions) | 0.16.0 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(1)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
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