CVE-2026-11525

Public on 2026-06-17
Modified on 2026-06-20
Description
When undici parses a Set-Cookie header, it accepts any SameSite attribute value that contains Strict, Lax, or None as a substring, rather than the case-insensitive exact match specified by RFC 6265. Non-spec values are silently mapped to one of the three standard tokens:

SameSite=NoneOfYourBusiness is parsed as None, the most permissive setting.
SameSite=StrictLax is parsed as Lax, a downgrade from Strict.
Affected applications are those that consume Set-Cookie headers from server responses (for example via undici's fetch or proxy code paths) and then forward or rely on the parsed sameSite attribute. A malicious or non-compliant server can coerce the consumer's view of a cookie's SameSite policy to a weaker value, silently degrading the SameSite enforcement the cookie is supposed to provide.

This was introduced in undici 5.15.0 when the cookies feature was added.
Severity
Low severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
3.7
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2023 nodejs No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2023 nodejs20 No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2023 nodejs22 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 nodejs24 Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N