Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 9, 2026· Updated Feb 10, 2026
Litestar has an AllowedHosts validation bypass due to unescaped regex metacharacters in configured host patterns
CVE-2026-25479
Description
Litestar is an Asynchronous Server Gateway Interface (ASGI) framework. Prior to 2.20.0, in litestar.middleware.allowed_hosts, allowlist entries are compiled into regex patterns in a way that allows regex metacharacters to retain special meaning (e.g., . matches any character). This enables a bypass where an attacker supplies a host that matches the regex but is not the intended literal hostname. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.20.0.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
litestarPyPI | >= 2.19.0, < 2.20.0 | 2.20.0 |
Affected products
2- Range: < 2.20.0
Patches
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References
6- github.com/advisories/GHSA-93ph-p7v4-hwh4ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25479ghsaADVISORY
- docs.litestar.dev/2/release-notes/changelog.htmlghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/litestar-org/litestar/commit/06b36f481d1bfea6f19995cfb4f203aba45c4aceghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/litestar-org/litestar/releases/tag/v2.20.0ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/litestar-org/litestar/security/advisories/GHSA-93ph-p7v4-hwh4ghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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