GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-frvp-7c67-39w9 Node.js Adapter for Hono: Path traversal in `serve-static` on Windows via encoded backslash (`%5C`)

MEDIUM Published 2026-07-21 Modified 2026-08-12 Official page ↗
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
@hono/node-server
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-22
Reviewed
2026-07-21

Affected packages

• npm @hono/node-server: >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.5 → fixed in 2.0.5 • npm @hono/node-server: < 1.19.15 → fixed in 1.19.15

Description

The same as the `hono` core Path traversal in `serve-static` on Windows via encoded backslash (`%5C`). 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.

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness

References