[ CVE-2026-112950 · Published 20 Oct 2026 ]

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

CVSS 5.9 EPSS <1%Fix available

[ Description ]Official description

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.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

  • @vitest/mocker 4.1.12Fixed version · GitHub Advisories · npm package @vitest/mocker: upgrade to 4.1.12 or later (affected >= 4.1.11, < 4.1.12)
  • @vitest/mocker 5.0.3Fixed version · GitHub Advisories · npm package @vitest/mocker: upgrade to 5.0.3 or later (affected >= 5.0.0-rc.2, < 5.0.3)

[ Packages ]Affected open-source packages