Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-76169
fastify vulnerable to authentication bypass via malformed URLs reaching encapsulated not-found handlers
Official description
fastify versions >= 4.0.0 and before 5.12.2 can route a malformed URL sent under one plugin prefix to the custom not-found handler of a different sibling plugin, and invoke it without the preHandler hook declared for that handler. The internal not-found router for encapsulated handlers dispatches malformed paths through a single shared handler pointer before URL decoding, ignoring the prefix and skipping the selected handler's normal lifecycle. An unauthenticated attacker can therefore reach an authentication-protected private fallback through an unrelated public prefix and read its full response, bypassing the authentication hook and breaking prefix encapsulation. Users should upgrade to fastify 5.12.2 or later.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (openjs) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fastify | fastify | 4.0.0 ≤ v < 5.12.2 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
2Details
- Published
- 2026-09-04
- Last updated
- 2026-09-04
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- openjs
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- Yes
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Partial
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-288Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel