CVE-2026-86818

node-ajv: fast-uri is a dependency-free RFC 3986 URI parser for Node.js, used by Fastify and ajv, that added a mailto scheme pa...

CVE-2026-86818 is fixed in node-ajv on 1 platform by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-86818 (version 8.20.0~ds+~cs7.1.6-1), released September 20, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
4.8
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0025
16th percentile

fast-uri is a dependency-free RFC 3986 URI parser for Node.js, used by Fastify and ajv, that added a mailto scheme parser in version 4.1.3. In versions 4.1.3 and 4.1.4, the mailto parser compares each query field name to the reserved names to, subject, and body while the name is still percent-encoded, and decodes it only when storing it as a generic header, so a percent-encoded spelling of a reserved field name is not recognized as that field at parse time but is re-emitted as the literal field name when the parsed URI is serialized. An application that validates, logs, or displays the recipient list from the first parse and then serializes the URI and sends it can silently gain an attacker-chosen recipient, and the subject and body fields can be smuggled across the same roundtrip. The issue is fixed in fast-uri 4.1.5, and users should upgrade to 4.1.5 or later. As a workaround, do not act on a mailto URI that fast-uri has re-serialized without first decoding and re-validating its recipient, subject, and body fields.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
node-ajv · Debian 14 8.20.0~ds+~cs7.1.6-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-86818 Sep 20, 2026

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