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@fastify/jwt key override authorization bypass

Direct answer

@fastify/jwt key override authorization bypass, also tracked as CVE-2026-18500 is a critical-severity threat campaign HOL Guard tracked from Aug 15, 2026 to Aug 15, 2026, verified against 3 primary sources and last reviewed Sep 20, 2026. Active tracking has ended and the record remains published as a permanent historical research record.

@fastify/jwt is affected by a key-override authorization bypass. Upgrade to the patched release.

Also tracked as CVE-2026-18500

First observed
Aug 15, 2026
Last observed
Aug 15, 2026
Last reviewed
Sep 20, 2026
Tracking ended
Aug 15, 2026

Uncertainty and limitations

Read the evidence limits before acting on this record.

Confirm exact fixed version against the live advisory.

  • Campaign tracks CVE-2026-18500 only.
  • Does not invent CVSS or fixed versions beyond cited sources.
  • HOL blog is operator guidance.

Guard coverage and policy

What Guard's reviewed assertions do and do not claim for this campaign, and the reviewed starting points for defense.

No Guard coverage mapping or campaign-specific policy guidance is published for this record.

Safe next step. Campaign guidance is defensive context. It does not auto-apply policy or claim universal campaign coverage.

Timeline

Reviewed events, oldest first, each tied to a verified source.

  1. Disclosure

    CVE-2026-18500 @fastify/jwt key override auth bypass disclosed.

    Sources:NVD CVE-2026-18500·CVE Record CVE-2026-18500

  2. Update

    HOL Guard published operator coverage.

    Source:HOL Guard operator write-up

Publication clock: 883.1 hours from reviewed disclosure timestamp to HOL publication; 12-hour critical target; historical backfill outside target.

Sources

Every claim on this record is traceable to the sources below.

Campaign questions, answered

@fastify/jwt is affected by a key-override authorization bypass. Upgrade to the patched release. HOL Guard tracked the campaign from Aug 15, 2026 to Aug 15, 2026.

No. Active tracking ended Aug 15, 2026; this page remains as a labeled historical research record and does not imply the threat is currently active.

The record cites 3 primary sources, names 0 reviewed artifacts, and was last fully reviewed Sep 20, 2026 by HOL Guard Security Publishing. Its uncertainty and limitations are stated on the record itself.

Campaign guidance is defensive context. It does not auto-apply policy or claim universal campaign coverage.

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Record HGTC-2026-C3656236