fast-uri vulnerable to host confusion via literal backslash authority delimiter
### Impact `fast-uri` v4.1.0 and earlier do not treat a literal backslash (U+005C) as an authority delimiter. Node's native WHATWG `URL` (used by `fetch()`, `undici`, and Node's `http`/`https` clients) normalizes `\` to `/` for special schemes (`http`, `https`, `ws`, `wss`, `ftp`, `file`), so the two parsers extract different hosts from the same input string. For example, `http://evil.com\@allowed.com` is treated by `fast-uri` as host `allowed.com` with userinfo `evil.com\`, while Node's WHATWG URL parser and `fetch()` see host `evil.com` with path `/@allowed.com`. Applications that use `fast-uri` to enforce host-based policy (allowlists, denylists, loopback/SSRF 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, including cloud metadata endpoints, loopback, or internal hosts. ### Patches Upgrade to `fast-uri` v4.1.1, v3.1.4, or v2.4.3. ### Workarounds None. Upgrade to the patched version.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-16221US | — | — | ||
Impact: fast-uri versions from 2.3.1 through 4.1.0 (including the 3.x line up to 3.1.3 and the 2.x line up to 2.4.2) do not treat a literal backslash character (U+005C) as an autho… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.htmlWEB
- https://github.com/fastify/fast-uriPACKAGE
- https://github.com/fastify/fast-uri/commit/0542a216860fd70c062a4730e620576f62ded057WEB
- https://github.com/fastify/fast-uri/commit/2d50fbabc80e4d0884fe0f6a98fe118ce6faa353WEB
- https://github.com/fastify/fast-uri/commit/9438266d6a7ded688c8bc7c4ba506da17f44a17bWEB
- https://github.com/fastify/fast-uri/releases/tag/v2.4.3WEB
- https://github.com/fastify/fast-uri/releases/tag/v3.1.4WEB
- https://github.com/fastify/fast-uri/releases/tag/v4.1.1WEB
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