Answer in brief
CVE-2026-39410 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.8) vulnerability in Hono: Non-breaking space prefix bypass in cookie name handling in getCookie(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps hono (npm). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 4.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps hono (npm). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| hononpm | >=0 <4.12.12 | 4.12.12 |
Published upstream
Apr 8, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 10, 2026
## Summary A discrepancy between browser cookie parsing and `parse()` handling allows cookie prefix protections to be bypassed. Cookie names that are treated as distinct by the browser may be normalized to the same key by `parse()`, allowing attacker-controlled cookies to override legitimate ones. ## Details Browsers follow RFC 6265bis and only trim SP (`0x20`) and HTAB (`0x09`) from cookie names. Other characters, such as the non-breaking space (`U+00A0`), are preserved as part of the cookie name. For example, the browser treats the following cookies as distinct: ``` "dummy-cookie" "\u00a0dummy-cookie" ``` However, `parse()` previously used JavaScript's `trim()`, which removes a broader set of characters including `U+00A0`. As a result, both names are normalized to: ``` "dummy-cookie" ``` This mismatch allows attacker-controlled cookies with a `U+00A0` prefix to shadow or override legitimate cookies when accessed via `getCookie()`. ## Impact An attacker who can set cookies (e.g., via a man-in-the-middle on a non-secure page or other injection vector) can bypass cookie prefix protections and override sensitive cookies. This may lead to: * Bypassing `__Secure-` and `__Host-` prefix protections * Overriding cookies that rely on the Secure attribute * Session fixation or session hijacking depending on application usage This issue affects applications that rely on `getCookie()` for security-sensitive cookie handling.
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