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GHSA-x428-ghpx-8j92

MediumCVSS 5.9 / 10
Published Apr 16, 2026·Last modified Apr 16, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Impact

@fastify/static v9.1.0 and earlier decodes percent-encoded path separators (%2F) before filesystem resolution, but Fastify's router treats them as literal characters. This creates a routing mismatch: route guards on /admin/* do not match /admin%2Fsecret.html, but @fastify/static decodes it to /admin/secret.html and serves the file.

Applications that rely on route-based middleware or guards to protect files served by @fastify/static can be bypassed with encoded path separators.

Patches

Upgrade to @fastify/static >= 9.1.1.

Workarounds

None. Upgrade to the patched version.

Risk Scores
Base Score
5.9

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information.

Threat Intelligence
5.4

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
0.41%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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