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CVE-2026-9495: @koa/router · Access Control Bypass

Affects @koa/routerSource CVE Database V5

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Public exploit available · CVSS 6.9 Medium : upgrade to 15.0.0 as a priority.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 29% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 15.0.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 26 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: evidence found.

    CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade @koa/router to 15.0.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
@koa/routerAffected
  • >=14.0.0 <15.0.0
Fixed in
  • 15.0.0
npm@koa/routerpkg:npm/@koa/routerOther threatsAffected
  • =14.0.0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, users should avoid using router prefixes with path parameters or implement additional manual checks to ensure middleware execution.

Description

Versions of the @koa/router package from 14.0.0 up to but not including 15.0.0 contain an access control bypass vulnerability. This occurs because middleware is silently dropped from the execution chain when the router prefix includes path parameters. This flaw can allow attackers to bypass authentication, authorization, rate limiting, or input sanitization protections depending on the skipped middleware.

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