GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-rmxm-3fg6-px4f @hono/node-server: `serveStatic` decodes the request path a second time, leading to bypass of middleware on static paths

MEDIUM Published 2026-10-28 Modified 2026-10-28 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-118663
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
@hono/node-server
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-174
Reviewed
2026-10-28

Affected packages

• npm @hono/node-server: >= 1.19.10, < 2.1.3 → fixed in 2.1.3

Description

Summary `serveStatic` decodes the request path a second time after Hono has already decoded it for routing. A crafted request can be routed as one path and served as another, so middleware mounted on a static prefix does not run for a file under that prefix. Details Hono decodes the request path once before routing. `serveStatic` decoded it again before resolving the file. With a malformed percent-encoded sequence, the first decode leaves part of the path encoded, the router matches the encoded form, and the second decode resolves the real directory. The file is still resolved inside the configured root; this is not a traversal outside it. Impact An unauthenticated attacker may reach static files without the middleware on their prefix running, for example an authentication check. This affects applications that mount middleware on part of the directory served by `serveStatic`. Applications that serve only public files are not affected.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-118663 @hono/node-server allows running the Hono application on Node.js. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-174 Double Decoding of the Same Data weakness

References