GHSA-wwfh-h76j-fc44
hono: Path traversal in `serve-static` on Windows via encoded backslash (`%5C`)
At a glance
- Published
- Updated
- CVE
- CVE-2026-54286
- CVSS_V3
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Description
### Summary On Windows hosts, an encoded backslash (`%5C`) in the request path decodes to `\`, which the Windows path resolver treats as a separator. `serve-static` then resolves a single URL segment such as `admin\secret.txt` into a nested file under the root and serves it, letting an attacker read static files meant to be protected behind prefix-mounted middleware. Directory escape (`..`) remains blocked. ### Details The router splits paths only on `/`, so `/admin%5Csecret.txt` is one segment and middleware on `/admin/*` does not run. The `serve-static` guard rejects `.`/`..` and consecutive separators but lets a lone `\` through; on Windows the file resolver re-splits it into the protected subtree. This affects Windows hosts serving static files via the Node, Bun, or Deno adapters that guard a static subtree with prefix-mounted middleware. ### Impact An unauthenticated attacker can read static files under a middleware-guarded prefix on Windows hosts. The read stays within the configured root; escape outside the root is not possible.
Affected packages
| Package | Versions |
|---|---|
| npm · hono | introduced 0, fixed 4.12.25 |
References
- https://github.com/honojs/hono/security/advisories/GHSA-wwfh-h76j-fc44 WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54286 ADVISORY
- https://github.com/honojs/hono PACKAGE
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| OSV.dev | CC-BY 4.0 — GitHub Advisory Database |