fast-uri is a URI parser for Node.js. During parsing it runs a legacy decoding pass over the scheme component and never re-escapes the result, and serialization writes the scheme back out verbatim, unlike the host component which is re-escaped. As a result an input whose scheme carries percent-encoded slashes parses as a scheme with no authority, so the parsed host and error are both undefined, yet resolving or normalizing that same input emits a network-path reference whose authority is attacker-chosen and re-parses to that host. An application that allowlists on the parsed host, or treats a reference with no authority as safe to resolve against its base, gets the opposite of what it checked, giving an off-site redirect, server-side request forgery, or address-policy bypass. The legacy decoder also expands non-standard escape forms, widening the issue past upstream filters, and control characters in the scheme can reach the output as raw carriage return and line feed. The affected versions are 2.3.1 up to but not including 2.4.5, 3.0.0 up to but not including 3.1.6, and 4.0.0 up to but not including 4.1.3. The issue is fixed in 2.4.5, 3.1.6, and 4.1.3, which reject a scheme that is not valid after decoding. Users should upgrade to a patched version.
CVE-2026-76172
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 84% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 49(Track)EG Risk 49/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 16%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 24, 2026
Last Modified
August 24, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Aug 24, 2026Security Advisories | OpenJS Foundation CVE Numbering Authority
https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.htmlfast-uri vulnerable to host confusion via percent-encoded scheme normalization · Advisory · fastify/fast-uri · GitHub
https://github.com/fastify/fast-uri/security/advisories/GHSA-jqff-g426-hqxpWeakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 7× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-08-25 14:27 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-24 15:23 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-24 14:38 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-24 11:23 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-24 10:22 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-24 10:21 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-76172?
When was CVE-2026-76172 disclosed?
Is CVE-2026-76172 actively exploited?
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-76172?
How do I remediate CVE-2026-76172?
Dependency Blast Radius
Explore the affected products and dependency analysis for CVE-2026-76172
Is Your Infrastructure Affected by CVE-2026-76172?
EchelonGraph automatically scans your cloud infrastructure and maps CVE exposure using blast radius analysis.