# CVE-2026-86253: h3 before 1.15.6 Path Traversal via Percent-Encoded Dot Segments

- Also known as: GHSA-WR4H-V87W-P3R7
- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.15.6, 2.0.1-rc.15
- Published: 2026-09-06 · Updated: 2026-09-10

## Affected

- h3js h3: fixed in 1.15.6; from 2.0.0-beta.0, fixed in 2.0.1-rc.15
- h3 (npm): from 2.0.0, fixed in 2.0.1-rc.15
- h3 (npm): fixed in 1.15.6

## Description

h3 (npm package) versions <= 2.0.1-rc.14 contain a path traversal vulnerability in serveStatic(). On Node.js deployments, event.url.pathname is not normalized, so percent-encoded dot segments (%2e%2e) are passed to decodeURI() and decoded to ../ sequences without sanitization. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send crafted requests to endpoints served by serveStatic() to read arbitrary files outside the intended static directory. Fixed in 1.15.6 and 2.0.1-rc.15.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on h3js h3, h3, upgrade to a fixed version (1.15.6, 2.0.1-rc.15) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/h3js/h3/security/advisories/GHSA-wr4h-v87w-p3r7
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/h3-before-1.15.6-path-traversal-via-percent-encoded-dot-segments

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