GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-444r-cwp2-x5xf fastify: request.protocol and request.host Spoofable via X-Forwarded-Proto/Host from Untrusted Connections
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-3635
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- fastify
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-348
- Reviewed
- 2026-03-25
Affected packages
• npm fastify: < 5.8.3 → fixed in 5.8.3
Description
Summary
When `trustProxy` is configured with a restrictive trust function (e.g., a specific IP like `trustProxy: '10.0.0.1'`, a subnet, a hop count, or a custom function), the `request.protocol` and `request.host` getters read `X-Forwarded-Proto` and `X-Forwarded-Host` headers from any connection — including connections from untrusted IPs. This allows an attacker connecting directly to Fastify (bypassing the proxy) to spoof both the protocol and host seen by the application.
Affected Versions
fastify <= 5.8.2
Impact
Applications using `request.protocol` or `request.host` for security decisions (HTTPS enforcement, secure cookie flags, CSRF origin checks, URL construction, host-based routing) are affected when `trustProxy` is configured with a restrictive trust function.
When `trustProxy: true` (trust everything), both `host` and `protocol` trust all forwarded headers — this is expected behavior. The vulnerability only manifests with restrictive trust configurations.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-3635 Summary When trustProxy is configured with a restrictive trust function (e.g., a specific IP like trustProxy: '10.0.0.1', a subnet, a hop… vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-348 Use of Less Trusted Source weakness
References
- https://github.com/fastify/fastify/security/advisories/GHSA-444r-cwp2-x5xf web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3635 advisory
- https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html web
- https://github.com/fastify/fastify package
- https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.8.3 web
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-3635 web