SB2026080119 - Interpretation Conflict in fast-uri

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SB2026080119 - Interpretation Conflict in fast-uri

Published: August 1, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026080119
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Interpretation Conflict (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-18446)

CWE-ID: CWE-436 - Interpretation Conflict

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass host-based policy checks and steer requests to an unintended destination.

The vulnerability exists due to interpretation conflict in the fast-uri URI parser when parsing references that use backslash-based authority introducers. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted URL to bypass host-based policy checks and steer requests to an unintended destination.

The issue arises from inconsistent host extraction between fast-uri and Node's WHATWG URL handling for special schemes.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References