GHSA-rvm3-566m-v7fv
Capacitor Android and iOS: remote content can be loaded at the app origin via the internal HTTP proxy path
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | @capacitor/android | >= 6.0.0, < 6.2.2 | 6.2.2 |
| npm | @capacitor/android | >= 7.0.0, < 7.6.9 | 7.6.9 |
| npm | @capacitor/ios | >= 6.0.0, < 6.2.2 | 6.2.2 |
| npm | @capacitor/ios | >= 7.0.0, < 7.6.9 | 7.6.9 |
| SwiftURL | github.com/ionic-team/capacitor-swift-pm | >= 6.0.0, < 6.2.2 | 6.2.2 |
| SwiftURL | github.com/ionic-team/capacitor-swift-pm | >= 7.0.0, < 7.6.9 | 7.6.9 |
| Maven | com.capacitorjs:core | >= 6.0.0, < 6.2.2 | 6.2.2 |
| Maven | com.capacitorjs:core | >= 7.0.0, < 7.6.9 | 7.6.9 |
| npm | @capacitor/android | >= 8.5.0, < 8.5.1 | 8.5.1 |
| npm | @capacitor/ios | >= 8.5.0, < 8.5.1 | 8.5.1 |
| SwiftURL | github.com/ionic-team/capacitor-swift-pm | >= 8.5.0, < 8.5.1 | 8.5.1 |
| Maven | com.capacitorjs:core | >= 8.5.0, < 8.5.1 | 8.5.1 |
| Maven | com.capacitorjs:core | >= 8.3.5, < 8.4.3 | 8.4.3 |
| npm | @capacitor/android | >= 8.3.5, < 8.4.3 | 8.4.3 |
| npm | @capacitor/ios | >= 8.3.5, < 8.4.3 | 8.4.3 |
| SwiftURL | github.com/ionic-team/capacitor-swift-pm | >= 8.3.5, < 8.4.3 | 8.4.3 |
| SwiftURL | github.com/ionic-team/capacitor-swift-pm | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.3.4 | no fix listed |
| Maven | com.capacitorjs:core | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.3.4 | no fix listed |
| npm | @capacitor/android | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.3.4 | no fix listed |
| npm | @capacitor/ios | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.3.4 | no fix listed |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Impact
Capacitor's WebView navigation guard validated only the **host and scheme** of a
target URL, not its **path**. Because the internal HTTP proxy path
(`/_capacitor_http_interceptor_`) is served at the application's own origin, a
frame navigation to it was always treated as in-app navigation and allowed.
Loading that path as a document caused the native layer to fetch an arbitrary,
caller-specified URL and return the response body to the WebView **at the app's
own origin**. Script in that response then ran with full same-origin trust:
access to `localStorage`, cookies, and every native capability the application
exposes through its registered Capacitor plugins.
The proxy handler was additionally served **regardless of whether the
`CapacitorHttp` plugin was enabled**, so applications that never enabled
`CapacitorHttp` were also affected.
Exploitation requires a victim to activate a link inside the application's
WebView. Any Capacitor application that renders user-controlled or unsanitized
links (chat messages, comments, rich-text content) is a viable delivery surface.
Both **Android and iOS** are affected.
### Patches
Two changes on each platform:
1. The navigation guard now blocks frame navigations whose path is the internal
proxy path.
2. The proxy handler is served only when `CapacitorHttp` is enabled, and never
for a document (main frame) request.
Legitimate `CapacitorHttp` usage is unaffected. `fetch` and `XMLHttpRequest` are
subresource requests and do not pass through the navigation guard.
Upgrade to a patched version, then rebuild and redistribute your application.
### Workarounds
If you cannot upgrade immediately, note first that **disabling `CapacitorHttp`
is not sufficient** on affected versions, because the proxy path is served
regardless of that setting.
Registered plugins are consulted before the navigation guard runs, so a small
plugin can block the path. On Android, override `shouldOverrideLoad(Uri url)` and
return `true` when `url.getPath()` starts with `/_capacitor_http_interceptor_`.
On iOS, implement `shouldOverrideLoad(_:)` and return `true` for the same path.
Returning `true` cancels the navigation; return `null`/`nil` for all other URLs
so normal navigation is unchanged.
Independently, sanitize user-controlled link targets before rendering them in the
WebView.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/ionic-team/capacitor/security/advisories/GHSA-rvm3-566m-v7fv
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103922
- https://github.com/ionic-team/capacitor/commit/430356a91e1419fc66862dc09835081aa501677e
- https://github.com/ionic-team/capacitor/commit/745b5f805bf77bc6463977cc7d718cd9de44ccbc
- https://github.com/ionic-team/capacitor/commit/80b6c5e81d062e1e158914040f49e044d95b7ccb
- https://github.com/ionic-team/capacitor/commit/85ccc44151fdd5ae5e0d806d875766ef4b84ad5d
- https://github.com/ionic-team/capacitor/commit/af9a287fef45f0ac68ce640cb42fed2d06b0f1b4
- https://github.com/ionic-team/capacitor/commit/d5e3170ba0ff155fc542b7e6d16cff5201406540
- https://github.com/ionic-team/capacitor/commit/ee586ae680887ba99d066616f976db149542d922
- https://github.com/ionic-team/capacitor
- https://github.com/ionic-team/capacitor/releases/tag/8.5.1