What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-25480?

CVE-2026-25480 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2026-25480?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2026-25480. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.0%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-25480?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Vendor patch is available.

Litestar CVE-2026-25480

MEDIUM

Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding (CWE-176)

2026-02-09 security-advisories@github.com

GHSA-vxqx-rh46-q2pg

Information Disclosure Litestar

6.5

CVSS 3.1 · GitHub Advisory

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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-176 OWASP Top 10:2025 A05:2025 - Injection ASVS 5.0 V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Unicode normalization
Impact	CVSS 6.5 (MEDIUM). Attack vector: Network. Complexity: Low. Privileges required: None. User interaction: None. Exploitation no authentication required. Exploitable via remote/network. Public exploit/POC available.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	A remote attacker without authentication could exploit this vulnerability to compromise the affected system.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).

Patch available 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 12, 2026

Cache poisoning in Litestar before 2.20.0 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to exploit improper Unicode normalization in the FileStore cache backend to create collisions between cache keys, enabling one URL to serve another URL's cached responses. Public exploit code exists for this vulnerability. An attacker can leverage this to serve malicious cached content to users accessing legitimate endpoints.

Earlier versions of this analysis (1)

v1 Mar 12, 2026 - 21:54 CVSS 6.5

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available — apply it immediately. Fixed in version 2.20.0.. Restrict network access to the affected service where possible.

Affected Packages

pypi litestar fix: 2.20.0

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in pypi

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Classified as CWE-176 (Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding). Affects Litestar. Litestar is an Asynchronous Server Gateway Interface (ASGI) framework. Prior to 2.20.0, FileStore maps cache keys to filenames using Unicode NFKD normalization and ord() substitution without separators, creating key collisions. When FileStore is used as response-cache backend, an unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger cache key collisions via crafted paths, causing one URL to serve cached responses of another (cache poisoning/mixup). This vulnerability is fixed in 2.20.0.

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Severity by source

GitHub Advisory PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from GitHub Advisory · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

PoC Detected

Feb 17, 2026 - 15:12 vuln.today

Public exploit code

Patch released

Feb 17, 2026 - 15:12 nvd

Patch available

CVE Published

Feb 09, 2026 - 20:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

Litestar is an Asynchronous Server Gateway Interface (ASGI) framework. Prior to 2.20.0, FileStore maps cache keys to filenames using Unicode NFKD normalization and ord() substitution without separators, creating key collisions. When FileStore is used as response-cache backend, an unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger cache key collisions via crafted paths, causing one URL to serve cached responses of another (cache poisoning/mixup). This vulnerability is fixed in 2.20.0.

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Why It Matters

Organizations using Litestar should be aware of notable risk from CVE-2026-25480 rated CVSS 6.5. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available. A patch is available and should be applied during regular vulnerability management.

Business Impact: Moderate

Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: restrict network access and enable monitoring.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

0.0%

Top 98% exploitable

Exploit

POC

Public exploit code exists

Data Quality

4 sources

Confidence: Medium

NVD

CVE.org

EPSS

GitHub

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity MEDIUM

CISA KEV No

Public POC Yes

EPSS 0.0%

Patch available Yes

Active threat No

Deciding rule

MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

Exploitation· derived

Poc

System Exposure· derived

Open

Automatable· derived

Yes

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: 0

CVSS: +32

PoC: +20

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information Disclosure MEDIUM

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.