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Medium

Vite allows server.fs.deny to be bypassed with .svg or relative paths

  • Disclosed: 04.04.2025
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Summary

The contents of arbitrary files can be returned to the browser.

Impact

Only apps explicitly exposing the Vite dev server to the network (using --host or server.host config option) are affected.

Details

.svg

Requests ending with .svg are loaded at this line. https://github.com/vitejs/vite/blob/037f801075ec35bb6e52145d659f71a23813c48f/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/asset.ts#L285-L290 By adding ?.svg with ?.wasm?init or with sec-fetch-dest: script header, the restriction was able to bypass.

This bypass is only possible if the file is smaller than build.assetsInlineLimit (default: 4kB) and when using Vite 6.0+.

relative paths

The check was applied before the id normalization. This allowed requests to bypass with relative paths (e.g. ../../).

PoC

bash
npm create vite@latest
cd vite-project/
npm install
npm run dev

send request to read etc/passwd

bash
curl 'http://127.0.0.1:5173/etc/passwd?.svg?.wasm?init'
bash
curl 'http://127.0.0.1:5173/@fs/x/x/x/vite-project/?/../../../../../etc/passwd?import&?raw'

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package vite >= 6.2.0, < 6.2.5, >= 6.1.0, < 6.1.4, >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.14, >= 5.0.0, < 5.4.17, < 4.5.12 6.2.5, 6.1.4, 6.0.14, 5.4.17, 4.5.12

References

CVSS score 5.3/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200, CWE-284
Platform
npm
Package
vite
Disclosed
04.04.2025
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-xcj6-pq6g-qj4x - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: vite

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (24) in the archive
Total entries
24
First → latest
08.2022 10.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
1

Severity breakdown

  • High 8
  • Medium 14
  • Low 2

Disclosures per year

Severity:
  1. launch-editor: `fs.existsSync()` existence check can be bypassed on Windows
    High CVE-2026-112942 >= 8.3.0, < 8.3.3, >= 8.2.0, < 8.2.4, >= 8.0.0, < 8.1.6, >= 7.0.0, < 7.3.7, < 6.4.4 8.3.3, 8.2.4, 8.1.6, 7.3.7, 6.4.4
  2. vite: `server.fs.deny` bypass on Windows alternate paths
    High · 7.5 CVE-2026-53571 >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.16, >= 7.0.0, < 7.3.5, < 6.4.3 8.0.16, 7.3.5, 6.4.3
  3. launch-editor vulnerable to command injection via the crafted request on Windows
    High CVE-2024-52011 < 5.4.9 5.4.9
  4. Vite: `server.fs.deny` bypassed with queries
    High CVE-2026-39364 >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.5, >= 7.1.0, < 7.3.2 8.0.5, 7.3.2
  5. Vite Vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read via Vite Dev Server WebSocket
    High CVE-2026-39363 >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.5, >= 7.0.0, < 7.3.2, >= 6.0.0, < 6.4.2 8.0.5, 7.3.2, 6.4.2
  6. Vite allows server.fs.deny to be bypassed with .svg or relative paths this entry
    Medium · 5.3 CVE-2025-31486 >= 6.2.0, < 6.2.5, >= 6.1.0, < 6.1.4, >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.14, >= 5.0.0, < 5.4.17, < 4.5.12 6.2.5, 6.1.4, 6.0.14, 5.4.17, 4.5.12
  7. Vite dev server option `server.fs.deny` can be bypassed when hosted on case-insensitive filesystem
    High · 7.5 CVE-2024-23331 >= 2.7.0, < 2.9.17, >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.8, >= 4.0.0, < 4.5.2, >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.12 2.9.17, 3.2.8, 4.5.2, 5.0.12
  8. Vite Server Options (server.fs.deny) can be bypassed using double forward-slash (//)
    High · 7.5 CVE-2023-34092 < 2.9.16, >= 3.0.2, < 3.2.7, >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.5, >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.5, >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.3, >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.9 2.9.16, 3.2.7, 4.0.5, 4.1.5, 4.2.3, 4.3.9
  9. Vite before v2.9.13 vulnerable to directory traversal via crafted URL to victim's service
    High · 8.6 CVE-2022-35204 < 2.9.13, >= 3.0.0-alpha.0, < 3.0.0-beta.4 2.9.13, 3.0.0-beta.4

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