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CVE-2026-84469: fastify vulnerable to request validation bypass via skipped boolean false schemas

September 30, 2026

Fastify decided whether to validate a request part by checking its schema for JavaScript truthiness. JSON Schema Draft 7 defines the boolean false as a valid schema that rejects every instance, but because false is falsy, a route that set body, querystring, params, or headers to false had that part left uncompiled: no validator was attached and the request reached the handler. An application that used false as a deny-all schema to make a route unreachable was therefore fully bypassed, and an unauthenticated remote client could reach the handler with any input. The same applied to the documented query alias for querystring. This is a complete bypass rather than a weak-schema issue, since false is the strongest JSON Schema assertion and must always fail.

References

  • cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-hwr6-493r-vm6h
  • github.com/fastify/fastify/commit/7de6e81697778f9f41bd327a3b1c5c9a0d9637b4
  • github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.12.2
  • github.com/fastify/fastify/security/advisories/GHSA-hwr6-493r-vm6h
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84469

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Affected versions

All versions before 5.12.2

Fixed versions

  • 5.12.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.12.2 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Source file

npm/fastify/CVE-2026-84469.yml

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