# CVE-2026-121619: symfony/framework-bundle authentication bypass in trusted proxy IP validation

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-124613
- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-12)
- Fixed in: 7.4.23, 8.1.11
- Published: 2026-11-12 · Updated: 2026-11-12

CVE-2026-121619 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 6.3 (medium) and affects symfony; fixed in 7.4.23 and 8.1.11.

## 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.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- symfony/framework-bundle (Packagist): from 7.1, fixed in 7.4.23; from 8.0.0, fixed in 8.1.11
- symfony/http-foundation (Packagist): from 7.2, fixed in 7.4.23; from 8.0.0, fixed in 8.1.11

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on symfony/framework-bundle, symfony/http-foundation, upgrade to a fixed version (7.4.23, 8.1.11) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, run the stack.check operation (execute) on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Check your systems with an agent

```text
Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-121619 (Symfony: The "private_ranges" Trusted Proxies Shortcut Trusts Clients Presenting an IPv4-Mapped, 6to4, Teredo or NAT64 Address as Reverse…), using the cve.now data below.

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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.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-121619 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Packages (Packagist): find every lockfile in each project and run the stack.check operation of the cve.now MCP server (execute) on each one. Compare the resolved versions, not the ranges a manifest declares, with the affected versions above. Include transitive dependencies.

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
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

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## FAQ

### 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: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-121619

### 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: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-121619

### How do I fix CVE-2026-121619?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 7.4.23, 8.1.11.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-121619

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://github.com/symfony/symfony/security/advisories/GHSA-xg2q-4rrq-657q

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-121619
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121619

### Other links

- https://github.com/symfony/symfony/commit/e109aa54d42678e2a72ec148092a8453a67de931

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