@fastify/http-proxy vulnerable to prefix escape via WebSocket path traversal

Summary

CVECVE-2026-15631
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneropenjs
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-07-18 13:17:05 UTC
Updated2026-07-18 13:17:05 UTC
DescriptionImpact: @fastify/http-proxy versions from 9.4.0 up to and including 11.5.0 fail to validate the resolved WebSocket destination path against the configured rewrite prefix. The WebSocket routing path in WebSocketProxy.findUpstream resolves the destination via the WHATWG URL constructor, which collapses dot segments, so a crafted upgrade request with path traversal sequences can escape the rewrite prefix and reach upstream endpoints that were not meant to be exposed by the proxy. This is a variant of CVE-2021-21322 in a code path that never went through the HTTP fix in fastify/reply-from. Exploitation requires a non-normalizing WebSocket client, since browsers and the ws package normalize the request path before sending, but raw HTTP clients or downstream proxies that forward the request target unchanged make the attack reachable in production topologies. Patches: upgrade to @fastify/http-proxy 11.6.0. Workarounds: none.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.7 HIGH from ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bb

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-22 CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bbSecondary8.7HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
3.1CNACVSS8.7HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA @fastifyhttp-proxy @fastify/http-proxy affected 9.4.0 11.6.0 semver Not specified
CNA @fastifyhttp-proxy @fastify/http-proxy unaffected 11.6.0 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bb cna.openjsf.org
github.com/fastify/fastify-http-proxy/security/advisories/GHSA-7hrw-592w... ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bb github.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Universe-Theori (en)

CNA: UlisesGascon (en)

CNA: mcollina (en)

CNA: teammyinside (en)

CNA: climba03003 (en)

CNA: KuniNogu (en)

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