@hono/node-server: Authorization bypass for protected static paths via encoded slashes in Serve Static Middleware
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
@hono/node-server allows running the Hono application on Node.js. Prior to version 1.19.10, when using @hono/node-server's static file serving together with route-based middleware protections (e.g. protecting /admin/*), inconsistent URL decoding can allow protected static resources to be accessed without authorization. In particular, paths containing encoded slashes (%2F) may be evaluated differently by routing/middleware matching versus static file path resolution, enabling a bypass where middleware does not run but the static file is still served. This issue has been patched in version 1.19.10.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| honojs | node-server | before 1.19.10 | 1.19.10 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | @hono/node-server (npm) | before 1.19.10 | 1.19.10 | Patch available | GHSA-wc8c-qw6v-h7f6 |
- node-server Vendorhonojs Affected before 1.19.10 Fixed in 1.19.10 Patch available CNA
- @hono/node-server (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.19.10 Fixed in 1.19.10 Patch available GHSA-wc8c-qw6v-h7f6
Remediation
- Fix · CNA node-server (honojs) Fixed in 1.19.10
- Fix · GHSA-wc8c-qw6v-h7f6 @hono/node-server (npm) Fixed in 1.19.10 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-29087
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wc8c-qw6v-h7f6
References
More honojs Node-server vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-15441 @hono/node-server can't handle "double dots" in URL CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-21534 @hono/node-server contains Denial of Service risk when receiving Host header that cannot be parsed CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-28388 @hono/node-server has a middleware bypass via repeated slashes in serveStatic CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-29087 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-29087 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wc8c-qw6v-h7f6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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