@fastify/express v4.0.4 and earlier contains a path handling bug in the onRegister function that causes middleware paths to be doubled when inherited by child plugins. When a child plugin is registered with a prefix that matches a middleware path, the middleware path is prefixed a second time, causing it to never match incoming requests. This results in complete bypass of Express middleware security controls, including authentication, authorization, and rate limiting, for all routes defined within affected child plugin scopes. No special configuration or request crafting is required.

Upgrade to @fastify/express v4.0.5 or later.

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Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Fastify
Fastify fastify-express
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description @fastify/express v4.0.4 and earlier contains a path handling bug in the onRegister function that causes middleware paths to be doubled when inherited by child plugins. When a child plugin is registered with a prefix that matches a middleware path, the middleware path is prefixed a second time, causing it to never match incoming requests. This results in complete bypass of Express middleware security controls, including authentication, authorization, and rate limiting, for all routes defined within affected child plugin scopes. No special configuration or request crafting is required. Upgrade to @fastify/express v4.0.5 or later.
Title @fastify/express vulnerable to middleware path doubling causing authentication bypass in child plugin scopes
Weaknesses CWE-436
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: openjs

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-15T13:09:45.259Z

Reserved: 2026-03-23T19:48:48.715Z

Link: CVE-2026-33807

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-15T13:09:33.633Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-15T10:16:48.310

Modified: 2026-04-15T14:16:15.647

Link: CVE-2026-33807

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-15T14:53:04Z

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