CVE-2026-39858: traefik · Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
Affects traefikSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in 3.7.0-rc.2 : patch traefik soon.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
Sources agree
| CNA (GitHub_M) | CVSS 4.0 | 7.8 |
|---|---|---|
| ADP (redhat-SADP) | CVSS 3.1 | 8.2 |
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 41% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 3.7.0-rc.2, 3.6.14, 2.11.43
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 30 Apr 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 11 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade traefik to 3.7.0-rc.2, 3.6.14 or 2.11.43.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| traefik traefik | Affected
| Fixed in
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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 a high severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Traefik's ForwardAuth and snippet-based authentication middleware. Traefik's forwarded-header sanitization logic targets only canonical header names (e.g., X-Forwarded-Proto) and does not strip or normalize alias variants that use underscores instead of dashes (e.g., X_Forwarded_Proto). These unsanitized alias headers are forwarded intact to the authentication backend. When the backend normalizes underscore and dash header forms equivalently, an attacker can inject spoofed trust context — such as a trusted scheme or host — through the alias headers and bypass authentication on protected routes without valid credentials. This issue has been patched in versions 2.11.43, 3.6.14, and 3.7.0-rc.2.
References
- github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-5m6w-wvh7-57vm (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.43 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.6.14 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.7.0-rc.2 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-39858 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2464234 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-39858.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21772 (opens in a new tab)