Description
http-proxy-middleware is node.js http-proxy middleware. From 0.16.0 until 2.0.10, 3.0.6, and 4.1.0, 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. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.10, 3.0.6, and 4.1.0.
Published: 2026-06-22
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-64mm-vxmg-q3vj http-proxy-middleware `router` host+path substring matching allows Host-header-driven backend routing bypass
History

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-346
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Chimurai
Chimurai http-proxy-middleware
Vendors & Products Chimurai
Chimurai http-proxy-middleware

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description http-proxy-middleware is node.js http-proxy middleware. From 0.16.0 until 2.0.10, 3.0.6, and 4.1.0, 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. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.10, 3.0.6, and 4.1.0.
Title http-proxy-middleware `router` host+path substring matching allows Host-header-driven backend routing bypass
Weaknesses CWE-187
CWE-20
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


Subscriptions

Chimurai Http-proxy-middleware
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-23T14:18:06.403Z

Reserved: 2026-06-16T23:18:03.170Z

Link: CVE-2026-55602

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-23T14:17:26.133Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-06-22T15:58:08Z

Links: CVE-2026-55602 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-25T14:30:06Z

Weaknesses