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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Hono Hono unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 4.11.10
4.11.10 unaffected —

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/honojs/hono/security/advisories/GHSA-gq3j-xvxp-8hrf cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hono-timing-attack-in-basicauth-and-bearerauth-middleware cve-icon
History

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title Hono - Timing Attack in basicAuth and bearerAuth Middleware
First Time appeared Hono
Hono hono
Weaknesses CWE-208
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:hono:hono:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Hono
Hono hono
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-15T13:50:24.700Z

Reserved: 2026-06-22T21:55:17.942Z

Link: CVE-2026-56764

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-15T13:49:52.357Z

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