fast-uri vulnerable to host confusion via failed IDN canonicalization
Impact
fast-uri versions >= 2.3.1, <= 4.0.0 fail to canonicalize Unicode/IDN hostnames for HTTP-family URLs. The IDN conversion path calls URL.domainToASCII(...) on the global WHATWG URL constructor, where that helper does not exist. The resulting TypeError is silently routed into parsed.error, but parse(), normalize(), and equal() all return with the host left in its original Unicode form.
For example, http://127。0。0。1/ is treated by fast-uri as host 127。0。0。1, while Node's WHATWG URL parser and fetch() canonicalize the same input to 127.0.0.1.
Applications that use fast-uri to enforce host-based policy (denylists, loopback filtering, redirect validation, outbound proxy routing) before passing the same URL into Node's URL or fetch() consumers see a policy/use desync and can be steered to an unintended destination.
Patches
Upgrade to fast-uri v4.0.1, v3.1.3, or v2.4.2
Workarounds
None. Upgrade to the patched version.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | fast-uri | >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.1, >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.3, >= 2.3.1, < 2.4.2 | 4.0.1, 3.1.3, 2.4.2 |
References
- https://github.com/fastify/fast-uri/security/advisories/GHSA-4c8g-83qw-93j6
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13676
- https://github.com/fastify/fast-uri/pull/188
- https://github.com/fastify/fast-uri/commit/2a6d357a18a68e6d812824379fd3388a1ae50d05
- https://github.com/fastify/fast-uri/commit/21ea1f9d70495c931f55dff893a8fa38f4f2e6bd
- https://github.com/fastify/fast-uri/commit/01db48010f594b98f7b323be18b393791c66ed1d
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63371
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61314
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60520
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60386
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59593
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57590
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57194
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57191
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57013
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56431
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56366
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66488
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66545
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-13676
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2494197
- https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html
- https://github.com/fastify/fast-uri
- https://github.com/fastify/fast-uri/releases/tag/v2.4.2
- https://github.com/fastify/fast-uri/releases/tag/v3.1.3
- https://github.com/fastify/fast-uri/releases/tag/v4.0.1
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-13676.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37186
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37585
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37628
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40118
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40262
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40765
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40945
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41066
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41928
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41929
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42815
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43038
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:44239
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-436, CWE-551- Platform
- npm
- Package
fast-uri- Disclosed
- 21.07.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-4c8g-83qw-93j6 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: fast-uri
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 13
- First → latest
- 05.2026 09.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 11
- Medium 2
Disclosures per year
- 2026: 13
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