# CVE-2026-71315: Nuxt route rules silently dropped for mixed-case paths, bypassing appMiddleware auth gates (incomplete fix for CVE-2026-53721)

- Also known as: GHSA-HXVH-4H3W-PRP9
- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.5.1, 3.21.10
- Published: 2026-08-05 · Updated: 2026-08-06

## Affected

- nuxt: from 4.4.7, fixed in 4.5.1; from 3.21.7, fixed in 3.21.10
- nuxt (npm): from 4.4.7, fixed in 4.5.1
- nuxt (npm): from 3.21.7, fixed in 3.21.10

## Description

Nuxt is an open-source web development framework for Vue.js. From 3.21.7 until 3.21.10 and 4.5.1, mixed-case routeRules keys can fail to match case-folded lookups when router.options.sensitive is false and drop appMiddleware authorization gates. This is caused by an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-53721. This issue is fixed in 3.21.10 and 4.5.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on nuxt, upgrade to a fixed version (4.5.1, 3.21.10) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/security/advisories/GHSA-hxvh-4h3w-prp9
- https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/commit/619963309e082190bac4a26b05f2dd155b039b81
- https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/commit/ad624a75ad2d215f43633f6b40be346a7194d34d
- https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v3.21.10
- https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v4.5.1

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