CVE-2026-33807

CRITICAL

@fastify/express vulnerable to middleware path doubling causing authentication bypass in child plugin scopes

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

@fastify/express v4.0.4 and earlier contains a path handling bug in the onRegister function that causes middleware paths to be doubled when inherited by child plugins. When a child plugin is registered with a prefix that matches a middleware path, the middleware path is prefixed a second time, causing it to never match incoming requests. This results in complete bypass of Express middleware security controls, including authentication, authorization, and rate limiting, for all routes defined within affected child plugin scopes. No special configuration or request crafting is required. Upgrade to @fastify/express v4.0.5 or later.

Scores

CVSS v3 9.1
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 6.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-436
Status published
Products (3)
fastify/@fastify/express < 4.0.5
fastify/@fastify/express 4.0.5
fastify/express 0 - 4.0.5npm
Published Apr 15, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 15, 2026