CVE-2026-126359: Hono: `css` helper does not escape a closing tag split between the template and an interpolated value, allowing HTML injection
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 13/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
- Fixed version: honojs hono 4.13.16.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to honojs hono 4.13.16 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Hono is a Web application framework that provides support for any JavaScript runtime. From 3.12.0 until 4.13.16, the css helper in hono/css escapes interpolated string values separately and therefore fails to neutralize a closing style tag when < ends the template text or a preceding value and / begins the next attacker-controlled value. During server-side rendering, the combined output can close the <Style /> element early and cause the remainder of the interpolated value to be interpreted as HTML. Applications that place an untrusted string immediately after < in a css template, including adjacent untrusted interpolations, can expose viewers to attacker-controlled HTML or script and information accessible to that page. Other uses of the css helper are not affected. This issue is fixed in version 4.13.16.
- Published
- Nov 13, 2026
- Updated
- Nov 13, 2026
- EPSS
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- CWE
- CWE-79
Report tools
Action score
13
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 13 / 40 · 3.4 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · —
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · GitHub_M
- 3.4
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
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Check security headersVersions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
honojs hono
- >= 3.12.0, < 4.13.16affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | hono | from 3.12.0 · before 4.13.16 | 4.13.16 |
Same product
honojs: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-54290Hono: CORS Middleware reflects any Origin with credentials when `origin` defaults to the wildcard28Monitor
- CVE-2026-109955Hono 4.12.4 before 4.13.11 Middleware Bypass via serveStatic Double Decoding27Monitor
- CVE-2026-84365Hono: Incomplete fix for CVE-2026-39408: `toSSG()` still writes files outside the output directory26Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-126356Nov 13, 2026 · Hono: `validator('form')` skips validation for `multipart/form-data` requests with extra parameters21Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-126357Nov 13, 2026 · Hono: `mount()` and `app.mount()` can forward a path that bypasses middleware scoped inside the mount prefix21Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-126358Nov 13, 2026 · Hono: RegExpRouter skips wildcard middleware for some route sets and for paths with an encoded line terminator21Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| honojs hono | 4.13.16 · description | Vendor (CNA) |
| npm:hono | 4.13.16 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Fix recordedsame day
- Published
- TodayNov 13, 2026+1 d
Patch and commit links
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-9398155 days aparthono/jsx before 4.13.7 Cross-Site Scripting via Unescaped Strings9Monitor
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · researcher credit · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
nvd-secondary
Root cause
User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-79 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;Fixed
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log (2)
- Exploit maturity— → none
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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