High severity · published Mar 20, 2026
CVE-2026-33011
Nest Fastify HEAD Request Middleware Bypass
7.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Nest is a framework for building scalable Node.js server-side applications. In versions 11.1.15 and below, a NestJS application using @nestjs/platform-fastify GET middleware can be bypassed because Fastify automatically redirects HEAD requests to the corresponding GET handlers (if they exist). As a result: middleware will be completely skipped, the HTTP response won't include a body (since the response is truncated when redirecting a HEAD request to a GET handler), and the actual handler will still be executed. This issue is fixed in version 11.1.16.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NE
nest · nestjs
< 11.1.16 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33011
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-33011
Patch
https://github.com/nestjs/nest/commit/cbdf737cd6e7cefa52d05ecea2ae4af95c464614
Product
https://github.com/nestjs/nest/releases/tag/v11.1.17
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/nestjs/nest/security/advisories/GHSA-wf42-42fg-fg84
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