# CVE-2026-48809: python-engineio: python-engineio is a Python implementation of the Engine.IO realtime client and server

CVE-2026-48809 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21182-1, released June 30, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-48809
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.5 (high)
- EPSS: 0.0049
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Jun 30, 2026

## Description

python-engineio is a Python implementation of the Engine.IO realtime client and server. Versions prior to 4.13.2 have two specific configurations of the python-engineio server in which the size of incoming messages is not checked before the messages are loaded into memory. An attacker can take advantage of these to cause unnecessary memory allocations in the python-engineio server. The two cases are POST requests, when using ASGI with the long polling transport and WebSocket messages, when using Aiohttp with the WebSocket transport. Version 4.13.2 addresses this issue. ASGI severs now only load the body of incoming requests into memory after the client is confirmed to be known and authenticated, and the payload size is below the maximum allowed size. Requests that do not comply with these requirements are discarded. Aiohttp servers configure the maximum payload size in the underlying WebSocket layer from Aiohttp, so that large messages are discarded by Aiohttp before they are delivered to python-engineio.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | python-engineio Debian 14 | 4.14.0-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-48809](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-48809.md) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Linux | python-python-engineio opensuse-leap 16.0 | 4.12.0-bp160.2.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21182-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21182-1.md) | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Linux | python-python-engineio sles 15.6 | 4.3.4-150600.3.3.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:3085-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3085-1.md) | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Linux | python-python-engineio sles 15.7 | 4.3.4-150600.3.3.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:3085-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3085-1.md) | Jul 16, 2026 |

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