undici vulnerable to TLS certificate validation bypass via dropped tls options in Agent
CVE-2026-109383 · GHSA-2m5v-pch6-74hx · published 27 Oct 2026
How serious is it
- Severity: high, CVSS score 7.4 out of 10.
- No exploit prediction (EPSS) score yet.
- Not on the CISA list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- No public exploit in Exploit-DB.
Is your app affected by CVE-2026-109383?
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Who is affected
undici(npm) >= 4.0.0, < 6.29.1undici(npm) >= 7.0.0, < 7.30.1undici(npm) >= 8.0.0, < 8.12.2
How to check
- Run
npm ls undiciin your project to see the installed version, including copies pulled in by other packages. - Or paste your lockfile into the checker: it lists every package with a known vulnerability, this one included.
- Or run
npx shippable-dev scan localhost:3000in your project folder. It reads your lockfile and flags this vulnerability along with every other known one.
How to fix
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- On >= 4.0.0, < 6.29.1: Upgrade
undicito 6.29.1 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 7.0.0, < 7.30.1: Upgrade
undicito 7.30.1 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 8.0.0, < 8.12.2: Upgrade
undicito 8.12.2 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - If a vulnerable version was live, check your logs and rotate the secrets that server could read.
The advisory
### Impact
undici's `Agent` passes its constructor options through a JSON-based deep clone (`JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(...))`) before forwarding them to each per-origin `Pool`. JSON cannot represent functions, so a caller-supplied `tls` option containing a `checkServerIdentity` callback is silently dropped before it reaches the TLS layer. As a result, a TLS peer whose certificate a custom `checkServerIdentity` was written to reject, but which passes Node's default hostname and chain checks, is silently accepted when the request is made through `Agent`. Because `Agent` is the default dispatcher behind `request`, `fetch`, and `setGlobalDispatcher`, this is the path most applications use. `EnvHttpProxyAgent` is also affected on its direct and `NO_PROXY` routes, which delegate to an internal `Agent`.
Only applications that pass a function-valued `tls` option (such as a custom `checkServerIdentity` for certificate or public-key pinning) are affected. Passing the same options through `connect` is not affected. This is the `Agent` counterpart of the `BalancedPool` certificate validation bypass fixed in CVE-2026-84961.
### Patches
Upgrade to undici `6.29.1`, `7.30.1`, or `8.12.2`. `Agent` now preserves the `tls` option outside the JSON clone, so custom TLS verification callbacks are forwarded to each origin unchanged.
### Workarounds
Pass the TLS options through `connect` instead of `tls`. For proxied `EnvHttpProxyAgent` destinations, use `requestTls` / `proxyTls`.
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References
- github.com/nodejs/undici/security/advisories/GHSA-2m5v-pch6-74hx
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109383
- github.com/nodejs/undici/commit/04cb74b1db131ff8f5b4557dce811cbf5f4664b4
- github.com/nodejs/undici/commit/8c59f6b302898cb2e9b0f7962cd7212b6e597c9f
- github.com/nodejs/undici/commit/f75eac00ac177f7b2e6c8bfbd52d4113164286e6
- cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html
- github.com/nodejs/undici/releases/tag/v6.29.1
- github.com/nodejs/undici/releases/tag/v7.30.1
- github.com/nodejs/undici/releases/tag/v8.12.2
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-2m5v-pch6-74hx
- github.com/nodejs/undici
Merged from GitHub Advisory Database, OSV. Last updated 28 Oct 2026. All vulnerabilities · RSS · JSON