CVE-2026-6556 PUBLISHED

@fastify/express vulnerable to middleware bypass via non-string mount paths in prefixed plugins

Assigner: openjs
Reserved: 18.04.2026 Published: 30.06.2026 Updated: 30.06.2026

@fastify/express versions 4.0.6 and earlier only rewrite the plugin prefix for middleware mount paths when the path argument is a string. Non-string mount paths (arrays of paths and regular expressions) are left unprefixed inside prefixed plugin scopes, so middleware registered with those forms does not match the actual prefixed request path. Applications that use path-scoped middleware for authentication, authorization, rate limiting, or auditing on routes inside a prefixed scope can be bypassed by sending a request to the prefixed route, because Fastify still matches the route but the middleware is skipped. Patches: upgrade to @fastify/express 4.0.7. Workarounds: use string mount paths instead of arrays or regular expressions in prefixed plugins, or register one use call per path.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 9.1

Product Status

Vendor @fastify/express
Product @fastify/express
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 4.0.7 (excl.)
  • Version 4.0.7 is unaffected

Credits

  • Jvr2022 reporter
  • UlisesGascon remediation developer

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-285: Improper Authorization CWE