CVE-2026-63374: AnyIO · TLSStream IDNA 2003 host name encoding enables potential TLS certificate spoofing
Affects specifySource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.3 Critical : upgrade to 0.5.1 as a priority.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 20:05 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 0.5.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 22 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade specify to 0.5.1.
Affected software
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Homebrewspecifypkg:brew/specifyOther threats | Affected
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AI-suggested
A patch is available in AnyIO version 0.5.1 that fixes this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to version 0.5.1 or later. As a workaround until the patch is applied, host names should be encoded using the 'idna' package before establishing TLS connections. No other actions are specifically recommended.
Description
AnyIO versions from 0.0.16 up to but not including 0.5.1 use IDNA 2003 host name encoding in TLSStream, which can enable TLS certificate spoofing. An attacker who hijacks and redirects a TLS connection to a malicious server can present a legitimate certificate encoded with IDNA 2003, causing the client to validate it incorrectly. This vulnerability is critical and has a CVSS score of 9.3. The issue is fixed in version 0.5.1. As a workaround, host names can be encoded using the 'idna' package before connecting.
References
- github.com/agronholm/anyio/security/advisories/GHSA-82r6-8w77-94w6 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/agronholm/anyio/pull/1208 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/agronholm/anyio/commit/68f58915f82d9be8109ebbbd8f5d70577d43f2ce (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/agronholm/anyio (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/agronholm/anyio/releases/tag/4.14.2 (opens in a new tab)