CVE-2026-42274: dadrus heimdall · Path Traversal: '.../...//
Affects dadrus heimdallSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High : upgrade to 0.17.14 soon.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 30% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 0.17.14
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 8 May 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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade heimdall and dadrus/heimdall to 0.17.14.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| dadrusheimdall | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubdadrus/heimdallpkg:github/dadrus/heimdallOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade heimdall to version 0.17.14 or later, where this path traversal vulnerability has been patched. No other mitigation is indicated or required according to the available data.
Description
Heimdall is a cloud native Identity Aware Proxy and Access Control Decision service. Prior to version 0.17.14, Heimdall performs rule matching on the raw (non-normalized) request path, while downstream components may normalize dot-segments according to RFC 3986, Section 6.2.2.3. This discrepancy can result in heimdall authorizing a request for one path (e.g., /user/../admin, or URL-encoded variants such as /user/%2e%2e/admin or /user/%2e%2e%2fadmin. The latter would require the allow_encoded_slashes option to be set to on or no_decode.) while the downstream ultimately processes a different, normalized path (/admin). This issue has been patched in version 0.17.14.
References
- github.com/dadrus/heimdall/security/advisories/GHSA-3q34-rx83-r6mq (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/dadrus/heimdall/pull/3209 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/dadrus/heimdall/commit/b5dfa484b7a8c2ce6d8691c026f9da867719947a (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/dadrus/heimdall/releases/tag/v0.17.14 (opens in a new tab)