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[GHSA] GHSA-vfp3-v2gw-7wfq (high) — Echo: Encoded slash (%2F) bypasses route-level protection and exposes static files
GHSA-vfp3-v2gw-7wfq Severity: high CVE: CVE-2026-55677
Echo: Encoded slash (%2F) bypasses route-level protection and exposes static files
### Summary
Echo's router and static file handler disagree on URL path decoding. The router matches routes using the raw encoded path (preserving `%2F` as-is), while `StaticDirectoryHandler` unescapes `%2F` to `/` before resolving filesystem paths. This allow
Indicators of compromise
- CVE-2026-55677cve
Original source: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vfp3-v2gw-7wfq