CVE-2026-84428 (GCVE-0-2026-84428)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-04 10:24 – Updated: 2026-09-04 16:06
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
fastify vulnerable to header validation bypass via incomplete schema case normalization
Summary
fastify versions before 5.12.2 implement the case-insensitive nature of HTTP header names by lowercasing names in a route's header schema before compiling it, but the transformation is incomplete: it lowercases the properties keys and the root-level required array, and does not lowercase the trigger and dependent names inside the JSON Schema Draft 7 dependencies keyword. Because Node stores request header names in lowercase, a canonical-case dependency such as requiring an authentication header whenever a privileged-mode header is present never matches, and the presence assertion is silently skipped. An unauthenticated remote client can therefore send the header that activates a privileged branch while omitting the header the dependency was meant to require, bypassing the conditional check. Users should upgrade to fastify 5.12.2 or later.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-04 16:04 UTC
CWE
- CWE-178 - Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity
Assigner
References
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