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GHSA-rq7h-c2jc-7f22 Vite: Files outside `server.fs.allow` could be served when project paths match system paths on non-Windows machine

MEDIUM Published 2026-10-21 Modified 2026-10-21 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-112946
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
vite, vite-plus
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weaknesses
CWE-22, CWE-284
Reviewed
2026-10-21

Affected packages

• npm vite: >= 8.3.0, < 8.3.3 → fixed in 8.3.3 • npm vite: >= 8.2.0, < 8.2.4 → fixed in 8.2.4 • npm vite: >= 8.0.0, < 8.1.6 → fixed in 8.1.6 • npm vite: >= 7.0.0, < 7.3.7 → fixed in 7.3.7 • npm vite: < 6.4.4 → fixed in 6.4.4 • npm vite-plus: < 1.1.0 → fixed in 1.1.0

Description

Summary The content of files outside `server.fs` setting can be returned to the browser if the project imports a file path concatenated with the `root`. For example, if the project references `/etc/hosts`, the content of `/etc/hosts` was possible to be returned. The content of files outside the `server.fs.allow` option can be returned to the browser when a project imports a file whose root-relative path matches an absolute path on the host. For example, referencing `/etc/hosts` could make Vite return the host's `/etc/hosts` file. Impact Only apps that meet all of the following conditions are affected: • explicitly expose the Vite dev server to the network (using `--host` or the `server.host` option) • contain an imported file whose root-relative browser URL is also the absolute path of a readable file on the host • The sensitive file is not matched by `server.fs.deny` • the dev server is not running on Windows Details When Vite analyzes an in-root import, it rewrites the resolved module ID to a browser URL such as `/etc/hostname`. In affected versions, Vite converts that URL with `fsPathFromUrl` and adds the result to `safeModulePaths`. Because `fsPathFromUrl` ensures a leading slash without resolving the URL against the project root, the project URL `/etc/hostname` is recorded as if it were the absolute filesystem path `/etc/hostname`. For a later request to `/@fs/etc/hostname`, the raw-filesystem middleware interprets `/etc/hostname` as an absolute path. The access check applies `server.fs.deny`, then accepts paths present in `safeModulePaths` before checking `server.fs.allow`. As a result, the request can return the host file instead of the project file that originally populated `safeModulePaths`. PoC The following example requires Linux with a readable `/etc/hostname`: ```bash $ mkdir vite-safe-module-path-poc $ cd vite-safe-module-path-poc $ npm init -y $ npm install [email protected] $ mkdir -p etc $ echo 'PROJECT-DECOY\n' > etc/hostname $ echo 'import "./etc/hostname"\n' > main.js $ npx vite --host 127.0.0.1 ``` In another terminal: ```bash $ curl -o /dev/null -s -w '%{http_code}\n' http://127.0.0.1:5173/main.js 200 $ curl -sS -o response -w '%{http_code}\n' http://127.0.0.1:5173/@fs/etc/hostname 200 $ cmp -s response /etc/hostname && echo 'response matches host file' response matches host file ```

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-112946 Vite is a frontend tooling framework for JavaScript. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness
  • CWE-284 Improper Access Control weakness

References