@fastify/accepts-serializer cached serializer-selection results keyed by the request Accept header without a size limit or eviction policy. A remote unauthenticated client could send many distinct but matching Accept header variants to make the cache grow unbounded, eventually exhausting the Node.js heap and crashing the process. Versions <= 6.0.3 are affected. Update to 6.0.4 or later, which bounds the cache via an LRU with a default size of 100 entries, configurable through the new cacheSize plugin option.
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description @fastify/accepts-serializer cached serializer-selection results keyed by the request Accept header without a size limit or eviction policy. A remote unauthenticated client could send many distinct but matching Accept header variants to make the cache grow unbounded, eventually exhausting the Node.js heap and crashing the process. Versions <= 6.0.3 are affected. Update to 6.0.4 or later, which bounds the cache via an LRU with a default size of 100 entries, configurable through the new cacheSize plugin option.
Title @fastify/accepts-serializer vulnerable to Denial of Service via Unbounded Accept Header Cache Growth
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: openjs

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-04T19:50:16.465Z

Reserved: 2026-05-04T11:50:02.918Z

Link: CVE-2026-7768

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-04T19:50:12.504Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-04T20:16:21.107

Modified: 2026-05-04T20:16:21.107

Link: CVE-2026-7768

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

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Updated: 2026-05-04T20:30:08Z