# CVE-2026-54288: Hono: Body Limit Middleware can be bypassed on AWS Lambda by understating \`Content-Length\`

- Also known as: GHSA-RV63-4MWF-QQC2
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.12.25
- Published: 2026-06-22 · Updated: 2026-06-23

## Affected

- honojs hono: fixed in 4.12.25
- hono (npm): fixed in 4.12.25

## Description

Hono is a Web application framework that provides support for any JavaScript runtime. Prior to 4.12.25, the Body Limit Middleware trusts the request's Content-Length header to decide whether a body is within the limit. On AWS Lambda (API Gateway v1/v2, ALB, VPC Lattice, and Lambda@Edge) the body is delivered fully buffered and the adapter builds the request with the client-declared Content-Length, which need not match the actual payload. A client can declare a tiny Content-Length while sending a much larger body, slipping past the limit. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.12.25.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on honojs hono, hono, upgrade to a fixed version (4.12.25) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/honojs/hono/security/advisories/GHSA-rv63-4mwf-qqc2

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