Description
Granian is a Rust HTTP server for Python applications. From 1.2.0 to 2.7.4, Granian aborts a worker process when an unauthenticated client sends a WebSocket upgrade request whose Sec-WebSocket-Protocol header contains non-ASCII bytes. The crash happens in Granian's WebSocket scope construction path, before the ASGI application is invoked. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.7.4.
Published: 2026-05-12
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-vrg7-482j-p6f6 Granian vulnerable to unauthenticated DoS via WebSocket subprotocol header panic
History

Wed, 13 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Emmett-framework
Emmett-framework granian
Vendors & Products Emmett-framework
Emmett-framework granian

Tue, 12 May 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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Description Granian is a Rust HTTP server for Python applications. From 1.2.0 to 2.7.4, Granian aborts a worker process when an unauthenticated client sends a WebSocket upgrade request whose Sec-WebSocket-Protocol header contains non-ASCII bytes. The crash happens in Granian's WebSocket scope construction path, before the ASGI application is invoked. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.7.4.
Title Granian: Unauthenticated DoS via WebSocket subprotocol header panic
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-248
CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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Emmett-framework Granian
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-12T21:46:19.734Z

Reserved: 2026-04-28T16:56:50.191Z

Link: CVE-2026-42544

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-12T22:16:34.467

Modified: 2026-05-13T16:10:57.817

Link: CVE-2026-42544

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Updated: 2026-05-13T10:35:22Z

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