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CVE-2026-55602: http-proxy-middleware `router` host+path substring matching allows Host-header-driven backend routing bypass

June 18, 2026 (updated June 23, 2026)

http-proxy-middleware documents router proxy-table entries as host, path, or host+path selectors, but the host+path implementation uses unanchored substring matching on attacker-controlled request metadata. As a result, a crafted Host header that is only a superstring match for a configured host+path key can still route a request to an unintended backend.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-64mm-vxmg-q3vj
  • github.com/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/security/advisories/GHSA-64mm-vxmg-q3vj
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55602

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 0.16.0 before 2.0.10, all versions starting from 3.0.0 before 3.0.6, all versions starting from 4.0.0 before 4.1.0

Fixed versions

  • 2.0.10
  • 3.0.6
  • 4.1.0

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.0.10, 3.0.6, 4.1.0 or above.

Impact 5.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-187: Partial String Comparison
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Source file

npm/http-proxy-middleware/CVE-2026-55602.yml

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