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CVE-2026-47676 honojs CVE debrief
## Summary Hono is a Web application framework that provides support for any JavaScript runtime. Prior to 4.12.21, app.mount() strips the mount prefix from the incoming request path using the raw URL pathname, while route matching is performed against the percent-decoded path. This inconsistency causes the prefix to be stripped at the wrong position when the path contains percent-encoded multi-byte characters, resulting in the mounted sub-application receiving an incorrect path. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.12.21.
- Vendor
- honojs
- Product
- hono
- CVSS
- MEDIUM 5.3
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-05-28
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-05-29
- Advisory published
- 2026-05-28
- Advisory updated
- 2026-05-29
Who should care
Organizations running Hono-based web applications using app.mount() with sub-applications, particularly those handling internationalized URLs or percent-encoded path segments
Technical summary
The vulnerability stems from an inconsistency between how app.mount() processes URL pathnames versus how route matching operates. The mount prefix stripping uses raw URL pathname while route matching uses percent-decoded paths. When percent-encoded multi-byte characters are present, this causes positional misalignment during prefix removal, leading to incorrect path propagation to mounted sub-applications. This can result in routing errors or unexpected behavior in applications relying on path-based logic in sub-applications.
Defensive priority
medium
Recommended defensive actions
- Upgrade Hono to version 4.12.21 or later to remediate the path handling inconsistency in app.mount()
- Review applications using app.mount() with sub-applications to verify correct path routing behavior, particularly for requests containing percent-encoded multi-byte characters
- Validate that mounted sub-applications receive expected paths when processing internationalized or encoded URL segments
Evidence notes
CVE published 2026-05-28. Advisory references GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-2gcr-mfcq-wcc3. CVSS 5.3 (MEDIUM). CWE-444 (HTTP Request/Response Smuggling) and CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure) identified.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-47676 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47676
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-47676 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47676
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Supplemental references
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://github.com/honojs/hono/security/advisories/GHSA-2gcr-mfcq-wcc3
Methodology and review provenance
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