Hono: Cache Middleware ignores Vary: Authorization / Vary: Cookie leading to cross-user cache leakage
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cve-program · CVE-2026-44457
PublishedHono is a Web application framework that provides support for any JavaScript runtime. Prior to 4.12.18, Cache Middleware does not skip caching for responses that declare per-user variance via Vary: Authorization or Vary: Cookie. As a result, a response cached for one authenticated user may be served to subsequent requests from different users. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.12.18.
- Source published
- 13 May 2026 14:58:52 UTC
- Source modified
- 18 May 2026 14:07:53 UTC
- Observed here
- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
- Source terms
- CVE Program Terms of Use
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CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
euvd · EUVD-2026-30036
PublishedHono is a Web application framework that provides support for any JavaScript runtime. Prior to 4.12.18, Cache Middleware does not skip caching for responses that declare per-user variance via Vary: Authorization or Vary: Cookie. As a result, a response cached for one authenticated user may be served to subsequent requests from different users. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.12.18.
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datePublished: May 13, 2026, 2:58:52 PM
dateUpdated: May 18, 2026, 2:07:53 PM
- Source published
- May 13, 2026, 2:58:52 PM (timezone not stated)
- Source modified
- May 18, 2026, 2:07:53 PM (timezone not stated)
- Observed here
- 28 Oct 2026 06:07:41 UTC
- Source terms
- ENISA EUVD · source terms and attribution apply
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EUVD CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
nvd · CVE-2026-44457
PublishedHono is a Web application framework that provides support for any JavaScript runtime. Prior to 4.12.18, Cache Middleware does not skip caching for responses that declare per-user variance via Vary: Authorization or Vary: Cookie. As a result, a response cached for one authenticated user may be served to subsequent requests from different users. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.12.18.
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Source analysis status: Analyzed
Weakness classifications: CWE-524
Original publisher date fields
published: 2026-05-13T16:16:57.700
lastModified: 2026-10-26T14:10:00.130
1 source CPE criteria · context only
- cpe:2.3:a:hono:hono:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
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- Source published
- 13 May 2026 16:16:57 UTC
- Source modified
- 26 Oct 2026 14:10:00 UTC
- Observed here
- 27 Oct 2026 11:12:17 UTC
- Source terms
- NIST NVD usage terms; underlying source attribution retained
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CVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Secondary · 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
osv · GHSA-p77w-8qqv-26rm
Published### Summary Cache Middleware does not skip caching for responses that declare per-user variance via `Vary: Authorization` or `Vary: Cookie`. As a result, a response cached for one authenticated user may be served to subsequent requests from different users. ### Details The Cache Middleware skips caching when a response carries `Vary: *`, certain `Cache-Control` directives (`private`, `no-store`, `no-cache`), or `Set-Cookie`. However, `Vary: Authorization` and `Vary: Cookie` — the standard signals defined in RFC 9110 / RFC 9111 to indicate per-user responses — are not treated as cache-skip reasons. This issue arises when applications use the Cache Middleware on endpoints that return user-specific data and rely on `Vary: Authorization` or `Vary: Cookie` to scope the response per user, without also setting `Cache-Control: private`. ### Impact A user may receive a cached response that was originally generated for a different authenticated user. This may lead to: - Disclosure of personally identifiable information or other user-specific data present in the response body - Inconsistent or incorrect behavior in user-specific endpoints This issue affects applications that use the Cache Middleware on endpoints whose responses vary by `Authorization` or `Cookie` and that do not also set `Cache-Control: private`.
- Source published
- 9 May 2026 00:28:46 UTC
- Source modified
- 10 Sep 2026 03:51:06 UTC
- Observed here
- 24 Oct 2026 13:17:17 UTC
- Source terms
- GitHub Advisory Database · CC-BY-4.0
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CVSS_V3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Publisher rating · MODERATE