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CVE-2026-126344honojs node-server vulnerability

Low priorityMedium5.4EPSS not scored yet

CVE-2026-126344 is a vulnerability in honojs node-server, rated medium (5.4 on CVSS 3.1).

Why this priority: Medium severity, with no exploitation signal.

Published · Updated · NVD status: Received

What it is

The record does not classify the weakness yet; the description below says what the reporter found.

How it is reached

An attacker can exploit it over the network, without an account, but someone has to act first, such as opening a file or following a link.

What an attacker gains

The direct impact is limited: partial access to data or a partial outage.

Is it being exploited?

There is no public report of exploitation yet.

What to do

  1. Upgrade honojs node-server to 2.1.6 or later.
  2. Until it is patched, keep it off the internet or behind a VPN, allowlist or authenticating proxy.
  3. Warn the people who use it, and filter files and links on the way in.

Description from NVD

@hono/node-server allows running the Hono application on Node.js. From 2.0.0 until 2.1.6, the WebSocket upgrade path resolves a raw request-target beginning with // against a base URL built from the Host header, causing the WHATWG URL parser to treat the request-target as a network-path reference and replace the host in c.req.url. Routing still uses the local WebSocket path, so an application that compares the Origin header with the origin of c.req.url, including checks implemented with csrf(), compares an attacker's origin with itself and accepts the connection. A page on another site can consequently open a WebSocket with the victim's cookies and read and send messages when the application uses upgradeWebSocket and trusts the host in c.req.url. Ordinary HTTP requests are not affected. This issue is fixed in version 2.1.6.

What this means for your architecture.

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Components it touches

  • honojs node-server. Start from where it runs and what it is connected to.

Trust boundaries in play

  • Internet-facing entry points. No account is needed. Any instance reachable from outside your perimeter, through a load balancer, gateway, VPN or exposed admin port, is in scope.
  • People who open files and links. Mail, chat and browsers are the delivery path.

Questions to answer about your own systems

  • Where does honojs node-server run in your systems, and at which version?
  • Which of those instances can be reached from the internet or partner networks?
  • What can it reach once compromised: which data stores, secrets and services?

Sources

  • CVE records and CVSS scores from the NVD CVE API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
  • Exploitation status from CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
  • Exploit likelihood from FIRST’s Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), refreshed daily.
  • Explanations are written by Veriom from fixed templates over each record’s data, not by a person reviewing each CVE. Descriptions are quoted from the records as published.