CVE-2026-86472 PUBLISHED

fast-uri vulnerable to inconsistent host case normalization via percent-encoded octets

Assigner: openjs
Reserved: 07.09.2026 Published: 15.09.2026 Updated: 15.09.2026

fast-uri is a dependency-free RFC 3986 URI parser for Node.js, used by Fastify and ajv. In versions before 2.4.7, from 3.0.0 through 3.1.7, and from 4.0.0 through 4.1.4, fast-uri folds the host to lowercase before it percent-decodes the host, so a percent-encoded uppercase octet such as %41 decodes to a literal A that is never folded. For a scheme-relative reference such as //host there is no scheme, so the host canonicalization that would normally repair this does not run, and parse, normalize, and equal then disagree on the same host. An application that makes a case-sensitive host decision on fast-uri output, for example a host allowlist or denylist that compares the parsed host or uses equal, can be steered past the check with a percent-encoded uppercase octet, and because hostnames are case-insensitive in DNS and HTTP the evading spelling still reaches the host the check meant to gate. The issue is fixed in fast-uri 2.4.7, 3.1.8, and 4.1.5, and users should upgrade to one of those versions or later. As a workaround, compare hosts case-insensitively by lowercasing the parsed host before any allowlist or denylist decision.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 4.8

Product Status

Vendor fast-uri
Product fast-uri
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2.4.7 (excl.)
  • Version 2.4.7 is unaffected
  • affected from 3.0.0 to 3.1.8 (excl.)
  • Version 3.1.8 is unaffected
  • affected from 4.0.0 to 4.1.5 (excl.)
  • Version 4.1.5 is unaffected

Credits

  • fg0x0 reporter
  • mcollina remediation developer
  • UlisesGascon remediation reviewer

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-178: Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity CWE