@fastify/auth vulnerable to Authorization Bypass via order-dependent evaluation of composed auth
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-285.
Summary
@fastify/auth is a Fastify plugin that composes multiple authentication and authorization strategies into a single route guard. In versions 5.0.0 through 5.1.0, when strategies are composed with the relation "or" option together with the run "all" option and one entry is a nested array acting as an AND group, the group is evaluated in an order-dependent way: an earlier failing check is silently dropped and the group's result becomes the outcome of its last check. As a result, a request that satisfies only the last member of an AND group, for example an attacker who holds a valid API key but is not an administrator, is authorized instead of rejected, and a related order-dependent bypass affects the mirror configuration where the top-level relation is "and" and a nested group uses "or". The issue is fixed in @fastify/auth 5.1.1, and users should upgrade to 5.1.1 or later. As a workaround, omit the run "all" option where it is not required, order each AND group so its stricter check is evaluated last, or replace nested AND groups with an explicit top-level "and" composition.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| @fastify/auth | @fastify/auth | 5.0.0 to before 5.1.1 | 5.1.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- @fastify/auth Vendor@fastify/auth Affected 5.0.0 to before 5.1.1 Fixed in 5.1.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA @fastify/auth (@fastify/auth) Fixed in 5.1.1
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-92087
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-92087 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-92087 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2026-92087 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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