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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Hono is a Web application framework that provides support for any JavaScript runtime. Prior to 4.12.21, the jwt and jwk middlewares do not verify that the Authorization header value uses theBearer scheme. Any two-part header value - regardless of the scheme name in the first position - proceeds to JWT verification. A request presenting a valid JWT under a non-Bearer scheme identifier (such as Basic or Token) is authenticated identically to a correctly formed Bearer request. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.12.21.
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Hono's jwt and jwk middleware components fail to enforce the Bearer scheme in the Authorization header, allowing any two-part header value - such as 'Basic <token>' or 'Token <token>' - to pass JWT verification identically to a correctly formed Bearer request. All Hono releases prior to 4.12.21 on any supported JavaScript runtime are affected when these middlewares protect routes. …
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EUVD-2026-32927