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symfony/framework-bundle authentication bypass in trusted proxy IP validation

CVE-2026-121619EUVD-2026-124613

6.3MediumCNA
Exploited
No known exploitation
Fix
Fixed in 7.4.23, 8.1.11
Who is exposed
Not reported

Do first: Upgrade to a fixed version: 7.4.23, 8.1.11.

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Last modified
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Last checked
0.19% · 8th percentile
33/100 · provisional
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

Symfony's FrameworkBundle and HttpFoundation components can be tricked into treating remote clients as trusted reverse proxies when the "private_ranges" shortcut is used, so an attacker can spoof the client IP address, host name and scheme. The attack is possible remotely and without logging in, by sending a connection from an IPv6-embedded IPv4 address such as an IPv4-mapped one.

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The Symfony FrameworkBundle framework.trusted_proxies option and the HttpFoundation Request::setTrustedProxies() method trust remote clients as reverse proxies when the private_ranges shortcut is used, allowing remote attackers to spoof the client IP address, host and scheme in Symfony FrameworkBundle versions 7.1 prior to 7.4.23 and 8.x prior to 8.1.11, and HttpFoundation versions 7.2 prior to 7.4.23 and 8.x prior to 8.1.11. The private_ranges and PRIVATE_SUBNETS keywords resolved to IpUtils::PRIVATE_SUBNETS, the deny list of NoPrivateNetworkHttpClient, which lists the private and special-purpose prefixes a server must not connect to. Since the fix for CVE-2026-48736 (7.4.13 and 8.0.13), this list also covers the IPv6 prefixes that embed an IPv4 address: IPv4-mapped (::ffff:0:0/96), IPv4-compatible (::/96), 6to4 (2002::/16), Teredo (2001::/32) and NAT64 (64:ff9b::/96). The IPv4-mapped entry has been in the list since the private_ranges shortcut was introduced, in 7.1 for framework.trusted_proxies and in 7.2 for Request::setTrustedProxies(). Over-blocking is safe for a deny list, but when the same entries are used as the allow list of trusted proxies, they trust remote clients. A client whose connection arrives with such a source address is treated as a reverse proxy, and the X-Forwarded-For, X-Forwarded-Host, X-Forwarded-Proto, X-Forwarded-Port and X-Forwarded-Prefix headers it sends are honoured. For example, with Request::setTrustedProxies(['private_ranges'], ...), a request with REMOTE_ADDR set to ::ffff:203.0.113.7 and the headers X-Forwarded-For: 10.0.0.9, X-Forwarded-Host: evil.example.com and X-Forwarded-Proto: https makes getClientIp() return 10.0.0.9, getHost() return evil.example.com and isSecure() return true. Two kinds of deployments are exposed: a server listening on the IPv6 wildcard address without IPV6_V6ONLY reports every IPv4 client in the IPv4-mapped form, so every client is trusted, and a server reachable over IPv6 trusts any client sourcing from 6to4 or Teredo space, which is globally routed, whatever its listener. A spoofed client address defeats IP allow lists, rate limiting and audit logs; a spoofed host poisons the URLs written into password reset and login link e-mails and into shared caches; a spoofed scheme satisfies requires_channel: https over plain HTTP. Symfony 6.4 does not point any trusted proxy setting at IpUtils::PRIVATE_SUBNETS and is not affected by default, but an application that passes that constant to Request::setTrustedProxies() itself could be exposed in the same way on any version. This issue is fixed in 7.4.23 and 8.1.11.

cve.now Index

33Pcve.now Index 33 of 100 · methodology v3 · provisional
  • Exploitation?/40Unknown. No CISA SSVC exploitation rating yet
  • Exposure17/25No login or user action needed per the CVSS vector, reachable over the network without a login · Unknown: No advisory context yet
  • Reach10/20Affects Packagist packages
  • Severity6.3/10CVSS 6.3
  • No patch0/5No signal

What would change the score

  • Would score about 78 if added to CISA KEV
  • Would score about 73 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
  • Would score about 38 if advisories confirm default setups are exposed

What to do

  • Upgrade to a fixed version: 7.4.23, 8.1.11.

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What cve.now has for CVE-2026-121619 (entry last updated 2026-11-12):
Affected:
- Packagist package symfony/framework-bundle: from 7.1, fixed in 7.4.23; from 8.0.0, fixed in 8.1.11
- Packagist package symfony/http-foundation: from 7.2, fixed in 7.4.23; from 8.0.0, fixed in 8.1.11
Fixed versions: 7.4.23, 8.1.11.
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-121619 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
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Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://github.com/symfony/symfony/commit/e109aa54d42678e2a72ec148092a8453a67de931
- https://github.com/symfony/symfony/security/advisories/GHSA-xg2q-4rrq-657q
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Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. First seen by cve.now

Affected versions

Evidence 4

Vendor advisory · 1

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

  1. Advisory

CVE record · 2

Establishes: The identifier and description.

  1. Record
  2. Record

Other links · 1

  1. Patch

Corrections

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Questions about CVE-2026-121619

Is CVE-2026-121619 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-121619?

symfony/framework-bundle (Packagist): from 7.1 before 7.4.23; from 8.0.0 before 8.1.11. symfony/http-foundation (Packagist): from 7.2 before 7.4.23; from 8.0.0 before 8.1.11.Source: cve.now feed data

How do I fix CVE-2026-121619?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 7.4.23, 8.1.11.Source: cve.now feed data