Feed/CVE-2026-69201
CVE-2026-69201MEDIUMCVSS 5.9

Http4s: ResourceService and Webjar Service path escape via percent-encoded separators

Published Sep 15, 2026·Updated Sep 15, 2026

NVD Description

The static content handlers `ResourceService` and `WebjarService` URL decode each path segment and then reject only segments that are exactly `""`, `"."`, or `".."`. A percent-encoded separator (`%2F`) lets an attacker smuggle a `../` segment past that filter and escape the configured base, reading resources that should not be public. On Windows, a similar attack exists with (`%5C`). ## Impact Disclosure of classpath or webjar resources outside the configured base. ## Preconditions - Application uses `ResourceService` (with a non-root base path) or `WebjarService` - At least one classpath entry is served from a directory (e.g. `sbt run`, exploded .war) - Backend forwards `%2F`/`%5C` without normalizing (e.g., Ember, Blaze) ## Fixes The patch rejects any decoded path segment containing `/` (`%2F`) or `\` (`%5C`) with a `400 Bad Request` in `ResourceService` and `WebjarService`. `FileService` was not exploitable, but the same guards are applied for consistency and to remove its reliance on path normalization. ## Workarounds - Deploy as a fat jar, with no filesystem directories on the classpath. - Front the service with a proxy that rejects/normalizes `%2F` and `%5C` in the request path.

Affected Packages (3)

org.http4s:http4s-server_3MAVEN
Fixed in = 0.23.34
org.http4s:http4s-server_2.13MAVEN
Fixed in = 0.23.34
org.http4s:http4s-server_2.12MAVEN
Fixed in = 0.23.34

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

View on NVD Search GitHub Search Google

Get alerted for CVEs like this

Register your stack and get notified within minutes when a matching CVE drops.

Start monitoring free