Bug 2450330 (CVE-2026-3635) - CVE-2026-3635 fastify: request.protocol and request.host spoofable via X-Forwarded-Proto/Host from untrusted connections when trustProxy uses restrictive trust function
Summary: CVE-2026-3635 fastify: request.protocol and request.host spoofable via X-Forw...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-3635
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-03-23 14:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-03-23 16:43 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-03-23 14:02:01 UTC
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.


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