High severity · published Feb 26, 2026
CVE-2026-27959
Koa has Host Header Injection via `ctx.hostname`
7.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Koa is middleware for Node.js using ES2017 async functions. Prior to versions 3.1.2 and 2.16.4, Koa's `ctx.hostname` API performs naive parsing of the HTTP Host header, extracting everything before the first colon without validating the input conforms to RFC 3986 hostname syntax. When a malformed Host header containing a `@` symbol is received, `ctx.hostname` returns `evil[.]com` - an attacker-controlled value. Applications using `ctx.hostname` for URL generation, password reset links, email verification URLs, or routing decisions are vulnerable to Host header injection attacks. Versions 3.1.2 and 2.16.4 fix the issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 33% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KO
koa · koajs
>= 3.0.0, < 3.1.2; < 2.16.4 · source: vendor, NVD
RH
Red Hat Developer Hub · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
SA
Self-service automation portal 2 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27959
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-27959
Patch
https://github.com/koajs/koa/commit/55ab9bab044ead4e82c70a30a4f9dc0fc9c1b6df
Patch
https://github.com/koajs/koa/commit/b76ddc01fdb703e51652b0fd131d16394cadcfeb
Exploit
https://github.com/koajs/koa/security/advisories/GHSA-7gcc-r8m5-44qm
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10184
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7249
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-27959
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