Interpretation conflict in Fastify - CVE-2026-25223
Published: February 3, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU122274
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-25223
CWE-ID: CWE-436
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when handling "\t" characters. A remote attacker can bypass body validation checks set by the Content-Type header and perform spoofing attack.
Affected software
Fastify
How to mitigate CVE-2026-25223
Install updates from vendor's website.
Fastify - update to 5.7.2