fastify versions >= 4.0.0 and before 5.12.2 can route a malformed URL sent under one plugin prefix to the custom not-found handler of a different sibling plugin, and invoke it without the preHandler hook declared for that handler. The internal not-found router for encapsulated handlers dispatches malformed paths through a single shared handler pointer before URL decoding, ignoring the prefix and skipping the selected handler's normal lifecycle. An unauthenticated attacker can therefore reach an authentication-protected private fallback through an unrelated public prefix and read its full response, bypassing the authentication hook and breaking prefix encapsulation. Users should upgrade to fastify 5.12.2 or later.
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Weaknesses CWE-289
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First Time appeared Fastify
Fastify fastify
Vendors & Products Fastify
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Description fastify versions >= 4.0.0 and before 5.12.2 can route a malformed URL sent under one plugin prefix to the custom not-found handler of a different sibling plugin, and invoke it without the preHandler hook declared for that handler. The internal not-found router for encapsulated handlers dispatches malformed paths through a single shared handler pointer before URL decoding, ignoring the prefix and skipping the selected handler's normal lifecycle. An unauthenticated attacker can therefore reach an authentication-protected private fallback through an unrelated public prefix and read its full response, bypassing the authentication hook and breaking prefix encapsulation. Users should upgrade to fastify 5.12.2 or later.
Title fastify vulnerable to authentication bypass via malformed URLs reaching encapsulated not-found handlers
Weaknesses CWE-288
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: openjs

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-04T09:51:03.556Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T09:33:54.670Z

Link: CVE-2026-76169

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-04T10:17:12.020

Modified: 2026-09-04T10:17:12.020

Link: CVE-2026-76169

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-04T09:51:03Z

Links: CVE-2026-76169 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-09-04T14:00:05Z

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