Vulnerability in Litestar-org Litestar
CVE-2026-48061
Litestar is an Asynchronous Server Gateway Interface (ASGI) framework. In versions prior to 2.22.0, an attacker can bypass the allowed hosts validation by omitting the Host header and supplying an X-Forwarded-Host header set to a whitelist…
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Litestar-org Litestar — versions < 2.22.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-48061?
- CVE-2026-48061 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Litestar-org Litestar, classified under Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-08-03.
- How severe is CVE-2026-48061?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.