honojs Hono up to 4.12.26 AWS API Gateway v1 Adapter comparison

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in honojs Hono up to 4.12.26. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component AWS API Gateway v1 Adapter. This manipulation causes comparison. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-59897. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in honojs Hono up to 4.12.26 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component AWS API Gateway v1 Adapter. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a comparison vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-697. The product compares two entities in a security-relevant context, but the comparison is incorrect, which may lead to resultant weaknesses. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Hono is a Web application framework that provides support for any JavaScript runtime. From 4.3.3 before 4.12.27, the AWS API Gateway v1 adapter can drop a distinct repeated request header value because it de-duplicates values using a substring comparison instead of an exact match, so middleware or application logic that depends on the complete X-Forwarded-For chain, rate limiting, audit logging, or proxy-chain validation can receive incomplete data. This issue is fixed in version 4.12.27.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-59897 since 07/07/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 4.12.27 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Comparison
CWE: CWE-697
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Upgrade: Hono 4.12.27

Timelineinfo

07/07/2026 CVE reserved
07/08/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
07/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-59897 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-59897
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-376933

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2026 18:59
Changes: 07/08/2026 18:59 (53)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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