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CVE-2026-121966: traefik · Exposure of Data Element to Wrong Session

Affects traefikSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.0 High : upgrade to 2.11.60 soon.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 15:58 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.0High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.07.0
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.18.7
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.11.60, 3.7.16
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 4 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 4 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade traefik to 2.11.60; traefik to 3.7.16; traefik to 3.7.16 or 2.11.60.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
traefiktraefikAffected
  • <2.11.60
Fixed in
  • 2.11.60
traefiktraefikAffected
  • >=3.0.0 <3.7.16
Fixed in
  • 3.7.16
Gotraefikpkg:golang/traefikOther threatsAffected
  • <2.11.60
  • >=3.0.0 <3.7.16
Fixed in
  • 2.11.60
  • 3.7.16

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AI-suggested

This vulnerability is fixed in Traefik versions 2.11.60 and 3.7.16. Users should upgrade to these or later versions to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patches.

Description

CVE-2026-121966 is a vulnerability in Traefik versions 2.x before 2.11.60 and 3.x before 3.7.16. It involves the exposure of authentication data due to shared connection pools for ForwardAuth subrequests and Ingress NGINX auth-url requests. An unauthenticated attacker can reuse another user's authenticated connection, gaining access to the victim's identity and potentially accessing backend services as that user.

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