CVE-2026-6556

CRITICAL

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

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2026-6556. PoCs published by HermesNA-1.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains an auto-generated stub module for CVE-2026-6556, a vulnerability in @fastify/express versions 4.0.6 and earlier. The module includes a basic connectivity check but lacks actual exploit code, instead providing placeholder comments and warnings.

Description

@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.

Exploits (1)

github STUB 1 stars
by HermesNA-1 · pythonpoc
https://github.com/HermesNA-1/SnakeSploit/tree/main/data/modules_generated/cve-2026-6556_fastifyexpress_versions_406.py

This repository contains an auto-generated stub module for CVE-2026-6556, a vulnerability in @fastify/express versions 4.0.6 and earlier. The module includes a basic connectivity check but lacks actual exploit code, instead providing placeholder comments and warnings.

Classification
Stub 99%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: @fastify/express versions <= 4.0.6
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target service · Target running vulnerable version of @fastify/express
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Jul 09, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 9.1
EPSS 0.0030
EPSS Percentile 22.4%
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 none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-285
Status published
Products (3)
@fastify/express/@fastify/express < 4.0.7
@fastify/express/@fastify/express 4.0.7
fastify/fastify\/express < 4.0.7
Published Jun 30, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 30, 2026