CVE-2026-86253

h3 before 1.15.6 Path Traversal via Percent-Encoded Dot Segments

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: September 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM UTC
Updated: September 10, 2026 at 04:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorH3

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

h3 (npm package) versions <= 2.0.1-rc.14 contain a path traversal vulnerability in serveStatic(). On Node.js deployments, event.url.pathname is not normalized, so percent-encoded dot segments (%2e%2e) are passed to decodeURI() and decoded to ../ sequences without sanitization. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send crafted requests to endpoints served by serveStatic() to read arbitrary files outside the intended static directory. Fixed in 1.15.6 and 2.0.1-rc.15.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

60%
v < 1.15.62.0.0-beta.0 ≤ v < 2.0.1-rc.152.0.0-beta.0
Vendor states this is fixed in 1.15.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.0.1-rc.15 (unaffected)

Remediation

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.9MEDIUMVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

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CWE
CWE-22

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