CVE-2026-112950 PUBLISHED

Vitest: Windows backslash traversal bypasses the @vitest/mocker redirect allowlist fix

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 19.10.2026 Published: 20.10.2026 Updated: 20.10.2026

Vitest is a Vite-native testing framework for JavaScript and TypeScript projects. From 4.1.11 until 4.1.12 and 5.0.3, isFileLoadingAllowed and the filesystem read interpret backslashes differently on Windows in packages/mocker/src/node/interceptorPlugin.ts. When a client can reach the Vite dev server on Windows and register a redirect mock containing backslash traversal, POSIX joining preserves a Windows backslash traversal that the later filesystem read interprets as a path separator, so the client can read a file outside server.fs.allow that the Vitest process can access. This issue is fixed in versions 4.1.12 and 5.0.3.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.9

Product Status

Vendor vitest-dev
Product vitest
Versions
  • Version >= 4.1.11, < 4.1.12 is affected
  • Version >= 5.0.0-rc.2, < 5.0.3 is affected
Vendor @vitest
Product mocker
Versions
  • Version >= 4.1.11, < 4.1.12 is affected
  • Version >= 5.0.0-rc.2, < 5.0.3 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE