Vulnerability details

CVE-2026-33808

fastify fastify-express

@fastify/express vulnerable to middleware authentication bypass via URL normalization gaps (duplicate slashes and semicolons)

CVSS 4.0
9.1Critical

Official description

Impact@fastify/express v4.0.4 and earlier fails to normalize URLs before passing them to Express middleware when Fastify router normalization options are enabled. This allows complete bypass of path-scoped authentication middleware via duplicate slashes when ignoreDuplicateSlashes is enabled, or via semicolon delimiters when useSemicolonDelimiter is enabled. In both cases, Fastify router normalizes the URL and matches the route, but @fastify/express passes the original un-normalized URL to Express middleware, which fails to match and is skipped. An unauthenticated attacker can access protected routes by manipulating the URL path. PatchesUpgrade to @fastify/express v4.0.5 or later.

CVSS scores

ScoreVersionSourceVector
9.1Critical 4.0 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (openjs) CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsSource
fastify fastify-express v < 4.0.5 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

2
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Details

Published
2026-04-15
Last updated
2026-04-15
State
Published
Assigner (CNA)
openjs

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.48%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
41.9%
Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable
Yes
Exploitation
Proof of concept
Technical impact
Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-436
    Interpretation Conflict