Vulnerability in Hono

CVE-2025-71381

Hono before 4.10.2 (fixed in 4.10.3) contains a flaw in its CORS middleware: when the origin is not set to "*", the middleware copies the Vary header from the incoming request into the response. Because Vary is a response header that should be managed by the server, an attacker can supply arbitrary Vary values that are reflected into the response, potentially causing cache key pollution and inconsistent CORS enforcement in environments that rely on shared caches or proxies.

EPSS: 0.003 (20.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

  • Hono — versions 0, 4.10.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-71381?
CVE-2025-71381 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hono, classified under HTTP Response Splitting. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-06-30.
How severe is CVE-2025-71381?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.