# CVE-2026-33490: h3: Missing Path Segment Boundary Check in \`mount()\` Causes Middleware Execution on Unrelated Prefix-Matching Routes

- Also known as: GHSA-2J6Q-WHV2-GH6W
- Severity: CVSS 3.7 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.0.1-rc.17
- Published: 2026-03-26 · Updated: 2026-03-26

## Affected

- h3js h3: from 2.0.1-alpha.0, fixed in 2.0.1-rc.17
- h3 (npm): from 2.0.1-alpha.0, fixed in 2.0.1-rc.17

## Description

H3 is a minimal H(TTP) framework. In versions 2.0.0-0 through 2.0.1-rc.16, the `mount()` method in h3 uses a simple `startsWith()` check to determine whether incoming requests fall under a mounted sub-application's path prefix. Because this check does not verify a path segment boundary (i.e., that the next character after the base is `/` or end-of-string), middleware registered on a mount like `/admin` will also execute for unrelated routes such as `/admin-public`, `/administrator`, or `/adminstuff`. This allows an attacker to trigger context-setting middleware on paths it was never intended to cover, potentially polluting request context with unintended privilege flags. Version 2.0.2-rc.17 contains a patch.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/h3js/h3/security/advisories/GHSA-2j6q-whv2-gh6w

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