CVE-2026-85124

@fastify/http-proxy vulnerable to prefix escape via backslash dot-segments

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 3, 2026 at 10:51 AM UTC
Updated: September 9, 2026 at 07:37 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFastify /http Proxy@fastify/http Proxy

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

@fastify/http-proxy versions before 11.6.2 do not validate proxied HTTP request paths for backslash based dot-segments before forwarding them to the configured upstream. The plain HTTP request handler skips the destination validation that the WebSocket path performs, and the underlying reply-from library only rejects forward-slash traversal, so a request containing backslash dot-segments can escape the boundary set by the prefix and rewritePrefix options. An unauthenticated network attacker can use this to reach upstream paths that were meant to stay hidden behind the proxy, resulting in disclosure of internal endpoints. This is a path traversal issue (CWE-22). Users should upgrade to @fastify/http-proxy 11.6.2 or later.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 11.6.2
Affected range stops below 11.6.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 11.6.2
Vendor states this is fixed in 11.6.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.5HIGHopenjs
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-22

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