CVE-2026-86818Patch

LOWCVSS 4.8 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD 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.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-172CWE-436

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-09-15: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-09-15: 1Technical Details · 2026-09-15: 109-15
Signal classification1 categories
Patch
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse1 post
  • Ulises Gascón@kom_256
    Patch

    🚨 Medium-severity security fix in fast-uri@4.1.5 just released! Patches CVE-2026-86818: fast-uri vulnerable to mailto header injection via percent-encoded field-name desynchronization https://github.com/fastify/fast-uri/security/advisories/GHSA-jvvf-x445-j334

    Post summary

    A medium-severity patch was released for fast-uri (version 4.1.5) addressing CVE-2026-86818, a mailto header injection via percent-encoded field-name desynchronization. The post focuses on announcing the fixed version and advisory link.

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