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CVE-2026-35051GHSA-6384-M2MW-RF54GO-2026-5163

Traefik: ForwardAuth trustForwardHeader=false allows spoofed X-Forwarded-Prefix to bypass auth

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 2.11.43, 3.6.14, 3.7.0-rc.2
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. Prior to versions 2.11.43, 3.6.14, and 3.7.0-rc.2, there is an authentication bypass vulnerability in Traefik's ForwardAuth middleware when trustForwardHeader=false is configured and Traefik is deployed behind a trusted upstream proxy. This issue has been patched in versions 2.11.43, 3.6.14, and 3.7.0-rc.2.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • traefik traefik

    fixed in 2.11.43; From 3.0.0-beta1 · fixed in 3.6.14; From 3.7.0-ea.1 · fixed in 3.7.0-rc.2

  • github.com/traefik/traefik/v3Go

    From 3.7.0-ea.1 · fixed in 3.7.0-rc.2

  • github.com/traefik/traefik/v3Go

    From 3.0.0-beta1 · fixed in 3.6.14

  • github.com/traefik/traefik/v2Go

    fixed in 2.11.43

  • github.com/traefik/traefikGo

    through 1.7.34

  • github.com/traefik/traefikGo

    All versions

  • github.com/traefik/traefik/v3Go

    From 3.0.0-beta1 · fixed in 3.6.14; From 3.7.0-ea.1 · fixed in 3.7.0-rc.2

References 4

GitHub · traefik/traefik