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CVE-2026-72815: chi · Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

Affects chiSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium : upgrade to 5.3.0 when convenient.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 42% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 5.3.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 14 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: evidence found.

    Public exploit code: GitHub proofs of concept

  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), GitHub proofs of concept, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade chi to 5.3.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
go-chichiAffected
  • >=5.2.1 <5.3.0
Fixed in
  • 5.3.0
Gogithub.com/go-chi/chipkg:golang/github.com/go-chi/chiOther threatsAffected
  • =5.2.1
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Upgrade to go-chi chi version 5.3.0 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other official remediation or temporary fixes are indicated.

Description

go-chi chi versions >= 5.2.1 and before 5.3.0 contain an IP spoofing vulnerability in the RealIP middleware, which blindly trusts the first (leftmost) value of the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header. A remote attacker can bypass IP-based access control lists and rate-limiting mechanisms, and forge log entries, by supplying a spoofed IP address in the X-Forwarded-For header. The issue is fixed in version 5.3.0.

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