6.9
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-54764
ForwardAuth middleware leaks X-Forwarded-Port spoofing via untrusted X-Forwarded-Proto when trustForwardHeader=false
Description

Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. Prior to v2.11.51, v3.6.22, and v3.7.6, Traefik's ForwardAuth middleware, even when configured with trustForwardHeader: false, derives the X-Forwarded-Port header sent to the authentication service from the original incoming request instead of the sanitized forwarded request. As a result, an unauthenticated remote attacker can inject an X-Forwarded-Proto: https header over a plain HTTP connection and cause Traefik to forward X-Forwarded-Port: 443 to the authentication service, bypassing port-based authorization checks. This issue is fixed in versions v2.11.51, v3.6.22, and v3.7.6.

INFO

Published Date :

July 6, 2026, 9:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 6, 2026, 9:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update Traefik to a patched version to fix header handling in ForwardAuth middleware.
  • Update Traefik to v2.11.51 or later.
  • Update Traefik to v3.6.22 or later.
  • Update Traefik to v3.7.6 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/traefik/traefik/commit/7ae92d8c2c10ac04ef5a03df0ed5019ce0f44b2d
https://github.com/traefik/traefik/pull/13344
https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-3q9r-p662-5j8m
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 06, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'traefik', 'product': 'traefik', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '< 2.11.51'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 3.0.0, < 3.6.22'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 3.7.0, < 3.7.6'}]}]
    Added Description Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. Prior to v2.11.51, v3.6.22, and v3.7.6, Traefik's ForwardAuth middleware, even when configured with trustForwardHeader: false, derives the X-Forwarded-Port header sent to the authentication service from the original incoming request instead of the sanitized forwarded request. As a result, an unauthenticated remote attacker can inject an X-Forwarded-Proto: https header over a plain HTTP connection and cause Traefik to forward X-Forwarded-Port: 443 to the authentication service, bypassing port-based authorization checks. This issue is fixed in versions v2.11.51, v3.6.22, and v3.7.6.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-345
    Added Reference https://github.com/traefik/traefik/commit/7ae92d8c2c10ac04ef5a03df0ed5019ce0f44b2d
    Added Reference https://github.com/traefik/traefik/pull/13344
    Added Reference https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-3q9r-p662-5j8m
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