CVE-2026-39408 — hono
Fix: honojs/hono@b470278CVE-2026-39408 is a Path Traversal vulnerability in hono. A fix is available for hono — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Hono has a path traversal in toSSG() allows writing files outside the output directory
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-39408.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
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Real-World Exposure
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hononpmDescription
Summary
A path traversal issue in toSSG() allows files to be written outside the configured output directory during static site generation. When using dynamic route parameters via ssgParams, specially crafted values can cause generated file paths to escape the intended output directory.
Details
The static site generation process creates output files based on route paths derived from application routes and parameters. When ssgParams is used to provide values for dynamic routes, those values are used to construct output file paths. If these values contain traversal sequences (e.g. ..), the resulting output path may resolve outside the configured output directory. As a result, files may be written to unintended locations instead of being confined within the specified output directory.
For example:
import { Hono } from 'hono'
import { toSSG, ssgParams } from 'hono/ssg'
const app = new Hono()
app.get('/:id', ssgParams([{ id: '../pwned' }]), (c) => {
return c.text('pwned')
})
toSSG(app, fs, { dir: './static' })
In this case, the generated output path may resolve outside ./static, resulting in a file being written outside the intended output directory.
Impact
An attacker who can influence values passed to ssgParams during the build process may be able to write files outside the intended output directory.
Depending on the build and deployment environment, this may:
- overwrite unintended files
- affect generated artifacts
- impact deployment outputs or downstream tooling
This issue is limited to build-time static site generation and does not affect request-time routing.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | hono | ≥ 4.0.0&&< 4.12.12 | 4.12.12npm install hono@4.12.12 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for hono, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update hono to 4.12.12 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-39408 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2026-39408 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2026-39408. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2026-39408 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2026-39408 across npm dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.