CVE-2026-24472 Hono cache middleware ignores "Cache-Control: private" leading to Web Cache Deception

What is CVE-2026-24472?

CVE-2026-24472 is a medium-severity vulnerability in honojs hono, published on 27 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Hono is a Web application framework that provides support for any JavaScript runtime. Prior to version 4.11.7, Cache Middleware contains an information disclosure vulnerability caused by improper handling of HTTP cache control directives. The middleware does not respect standard cache control headers such as `Cache-Control: private` or `Cache-Control: no-store`, which may result in private or authenticated responses being cached and subsequently exposed to unauthorized users. Version 4.11.7 has a patch for the issue.

Weakness: CWE-613, CWE-524

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-24472?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including hono. It affects 1 product.

Products include Hono Hono.

How do I fix CVE-2026-24472?

Upgrade hono to 4.11.7 or later.

Is CVE-2026-24472 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-24472 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in honojs hono

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• CVE-2026-22817 JWT Algorithm Confusion via Unsafe Default (HS256) in Hono JWT Middleware Allows Token Forgery and Auth Bypass High 8.2
• CVE-2026-22818 JWT algorithm confusion in Hono JWK Auth Middleware when JWK lacks "alg" (untrusted header.alg fallback) High 8.2
• CVE-2025-62610 Hono Improperly Authorizes JWT Audience Validation High 8.1
• CVE-2026-29045 Hono: Arbitrary file access via serveStatic vulnerability High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-6wqw-2p9w-4vw4, MINI-3g9m-x8rw-3x8f, MINI-pcrp-6vmv-3v6v.