# CVE-2026-48804: python-socketio: Binary attachment accumulation can cause denial of service

- Also known as: GHSA-5W7Q-77MV-V69F, PYSEC-2026-3042
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.16.4, 5.16.2
- Published: 2026-08-11 · Updated: 2026-08-13

## Affected

- miguelgrinberg python-socketio: fixed in 5.16.4
- python-socketio (PyPI): fixed in 5.16.2

## Description

python-socketio is a Python implementation of the Socket.IO realtime client and server. The python-socketio server stores binary `EVENT` and `ACK` messages in memory while it waits to receive their binary attachments. Once all the attachments are received, these messages are then processed. Prior to version 5.16.4, an attacker can submit a binary message and intentionally omit sending one or more of its attachments to cause the message along with the partial list of received attachments to stay in memory for a long time. Version 5.16.4 takes the following measures to address this issue: Binary packets are only accepted from authenticated clients and, when a client disconnects, the server checks if there is a partial binary message being held for the client and deletes it.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on miguelgrinberg python-socketio, python-socketio, upgrade to a fixed version (5.16.4, 5.16.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/miguelgrinberg/python-socketio/security/advisories/GHSA-5w7q-77mv-v69f
- https://github.com/miguelgrinberg/python-socketio/commit/4bec3ef87bcfd6ab5b94cd3ac09d873283a6960e

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