Critical severity · published Sep 4, 2026
CVE-2026-85184
@fastify/middie vulnerable to path-scoped middleware bypass via absolute-form request target
9.1
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
@fastify/middie versions >= 9.1.0 and before 9.3.4 decide whether to run path-scoped middleware by matching against the raw request target, while the Fastify router resolves an absolute-form request target to its path before dispatching. Because the two layers evaluate different strings, a request using an absolute-form target reaches the route handler while the path-scoped middleware, such as authentication or authorization, is skipped. An unauthenticated network attacker can use this to bypass path-based access controls in a Fastify application that relies on middie for those controls. Users should upgrade to @fastify/middie 9.3.4 or later.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FA
@fastify/middie · @fastify/middie
9.1.0 before 9.3.4 · source: vendor
FA
Fastify/middie · Fastify
9.1.0 before 9.3.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85184
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85184
Third Party Advisory
https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html
Mitigation
https://github.com/fastify/middie/security/advisories/GHSA-hx87-8wv7-pjv8
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