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CVE-2026-33808: @fastify/express · Interpretation Conflict

Affects @fastify/expressSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.1 Critical : upgrade to 4.0.5 as a priority.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
9.1Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Contested

Critical score, yet low EPSS after six months
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 41% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 4.0.5
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 Apr 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade @fastify/express to 4.0.5.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
fastify@fastify/expressAffected
  • <4.0.5
Fixed in
  • 4.0.5
npm@fastify/expresspkg:npm/@fastify/expressOther threatsAffected
  • <=4.0.4
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Upgrade to @fastify/express version 4.0.5 or later, where this URL normalization inconsistency is resolved. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is documented. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory indicating the fix is available in v4.0.5.

Description

Impact@fastify/express v4.0.4 and earlier fails to normalize URLs before passing them to Express middleware when Fastify router normalization options are enabled. This allows complete bypass of path-scoped authentication middleware via duplicate slashes when ignoreDuplicateSlashes is enabled, or via semicolon delimiters when useSemicolonDelimiter is enabled. In both cases, Fastify router normalizes the URL and matches the route, but @fastify/express passes the original un-normalized URL to Express middleware, which fails to match and is skipped. An unauthenticated attacker can access protected routes by manipulating the URL path. PatchesUpgrade to @fastify/express v4.0.5 or later.

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