CVE-2026-56764
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Hono before 4.11.10 contains a timing attack vulnerability in the basicAuth and bearerAuth middlewares due to non-constant-time string comparison in the timingSafeEqual function. Attackers can exploit early termination of string equality checks to infer valid credentials through precise timing measurements.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.3
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-15 12:18:15.440000
Last modified
2026-10-24 22:10:00.210000
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