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CVE-2026-86818: Node ajv · fast-uri is a dependency-free RFC 3986 URI parser for Node.js, used by Fastify and ajv

Affects node-ajvSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium · fixed in 4.1.5 : update node-ajv when convenient.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 22:28 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
4.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 4.1.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.10node-ajvpkg:deb/ubuntu/node-ajv?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threatsAffected
  • 8.17.1~ds+~3.0.1+~3.1.0-4build1 – 8.20.0~ds+~cs7.1.3-3
5 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSnode-ajvpkg:deb/ubuntu/node-ajv?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • =8.12.0~ds+~2.1.1-5
  • =8.17.1~ds+~3.0.1+~3.1.0-2
  • =8.17.1~ds+~3.0.1+~3.1.0-4build1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnode-ajvpkg:deb/ubuntu/node-ajv?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • =6.12.6-3
  • =8.12.0~ds+~2.1.1-4
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSnode-ajvpkg:deb/ubuntu/node-ajv?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • =6.12.6-2
  • =6.12.6-3
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSnode-ajvpkg:deb/ubuntu/node-ajv?arch=source&distro=focalOther threatsAffected
  • =6.10.2-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSnode-ajvpkg:deb/ubuntu/node-ajv?arch=source&distro=bionicOther threatsAffected
  • =5.0.0-1
Fixed in–

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Description

fast-uri is a dependency-free RFC 3986 URI parser for Node.js, used by Fastify and ajv, that added a mailto scheme parser in version 4.1.3. In versions 4.1.3 and 4.1.4, the mailto parser compares each query field name to the reserved names to, subject, and body while the name is still percent-encoded, and decodes it only when storing it as a generic header, so a percent-encoded spelling of a reserved field name is not recognized as that field at parse time but is re-emitted as the literal field name when the parsed URI is serialized. An application that validates, logs, or displays the recipient list from the first parse and then serializes the URI and sends it can silently gain an attacker-chosen recipient, and the subject and body fields can be smuggled across the same roundtrip. The issue is fixed in fast-uri 4.1.5, and users should upgrade to 4.1.5 or later. As a workaround, do not act on a mailto URI that fast-uri has re-serialized without first decoding and re-validating its recipient, subject, and body fields.

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