fast-uri vulnerable to host confusion via an unclosed bracket in the URI authority
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-84394 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | openjs |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-09-03 05:16:38 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-09-03 18:11:49 UTC |
| Description | fast-uri accepts a host that contains an unbalanced or misplaced authority bracket without reporting an error. A host that starts with an opening bracket but does not end with a closing bracket is neither validated as an IP literal nor canonicalized as a domain name, so parse() returns it as the host with error undefined, while Node's URL and the HTTP clients built on it resolve the same string to a different host. An application that reads the parsed host to make a host decision, such as an SSRF denylist, a redirect allowlist, or proxy routing, and then passes the original URL to an HTTP client evaluates its policy against a string that is not the host the request reaches. The same host is carried through normalize, equal, and resolve. This affects fast-uri versions 2.4.5, 3.1.6, and 4.1.3, and is fixed in 2.4.6, 3.1.7, and 4.1.4, where parse() reports a malformed host for any host that contains a bracket but is not a valid IPv6 literal. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bb
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Problem Types: CWE-436 | CWE-436 CWE-436: Interpretation Conflict
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bb | Secondary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
HighAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Fast-uri | Fast-uri | affected 2.4.5 2.4.6 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Fast-uri | Fast-uri | unaffected 2.4.6 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Fast-uri | Fast-uri | affected 3.1.6 3.1.7 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Fast-uri | Fast-uri | unaffected 3.1.7 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Fast-uri | Fast-uri | affected 4.1.3 4.1.4 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Fast-uri | Fast-uri | unaffected 4.1.4 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html | ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bb | cna.openjsf.org | |
| github.com/fastify/fast-uri/security/advisories/GHSA-58mr-gqgx-xq4g | 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: YashvantHange (en)
CNA: mcollina (en)
CNA: UlisesGascon (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.