CVE-2026-76172
fast-uri vulnerable to host confusion via percent-encoded scheme normalization
Description
fast-uri is a URI parser for Node.js. During parsing it runs a legacy decoding pass over the scheme component and never re-escapes the result, and serialization writes the scheme back out verbatim, unlike the host component which is re-escaped. As a result an input whose scheme carries percent-encoded slashes parses as a scheme with no authority, so the parsed host and error are both undefined, yet resolving or normalizing that same input emits a network-path reference whose authority is attacker-chosen and re-parses to that host. An application that allowlists on the parsed host, or treats a reference with no authority as safe to resolve against its base, gets the opposite of what it checked, giving an off-site redirect, server-side request forgery, or address-policy bypass. The legacy decoder also expands non-standard escape forms, widening the issue past upstream filters, and control characters in the scheme can reach the output as raw carriage return and line feed. The affected versions are 2.3.1 up to but not including 2.4.5, 3.0.0 up to but not including 3.1.6, and 4.0.0 up to but not including 4.1.3. The issue is fixed in 2.4.5, 3.1.6, and 4.1.3, which reject a scheme that is not valid after decoding. Users should upgrade to a patched version.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 24, 2026, 11:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 24, 2026, 11:16 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bb
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-76172
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bb |
Solution
- Upgrade fast-uri to a patched version.
- Validate user-supplied URIs carefully.
- Avoid trust on parsed hostnames alone.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2026-76172.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html | |
| https://github.com/fastify/fast-uri/security/advisories/GHSA-jqff-g426-hqxp |
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New CVE Received by ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bb
Aug. 24, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'fast-uri', 'product': 'fast-uri', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '2.3.1', 'lessThan': '2.4.5', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '2.4.5', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '3.0.0', 'lessThan': '3.1.6', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '3.1.6', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '4.0.0', 'lessThan': '4.1.3', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '4.1.3', 'versionType': 'semver'}], 'packageURL': 'pkg:npm/fast-uri', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] Added Description fast-uri is a URI parser for Node.js. During parsing it runs a legacy decoding pass over the scheme component and never re-escapes the result, and serialization writes the scheme back out verbatim, unlike the host component which is re-escaped. As a result an input whose scheme carries percent-encoded slashes parses as a scheme with no authority, so the parsed host and error are both undefined, yet resolving or normalizing that same input emits a network-path reference whose authority is attacker-chosen and re-parses to that host. An application that allowlists on the parsed host, or treats a reference with no authority as safe to resolve against its base, gets the opposite of what it checked, giving an off-site redirect, server-side request forgery, or address-policy bypass. The legacy decoder also expands non-standard escape forms, widening the issue past upstream filters, and control characters in the scheme can reach the output as raw carriage return and line feed. The affected versions are 2.3.1 up to but not including 2.4.5, 3.0.0 up to but not including 3.1.6, and 4.0.0 up to but not including 4.1.3. The issue is fixed in 2.4.5, 3.1.6, and 4.1.3, which reject a scheme that is not valid after decoding. Users should upgrade to a patched version. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Added CWE CWE-177 Added Reference https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html Added Reference https://github.com/fastify/fast-uri/security/advisories/GHSA-jqff-g426-hqxp