CVE-2026-54763: traefik — Fix

Description

Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. Prior to v2.11.51, v3.6.22, and v3.7.6, Traefik's BasicAuth, DigestAuth, and ForwardAuth middlewares strip canonical-cased spoofed identity headers before writing Traefik's own value, but do not account for underscore-variant header names, which many backends normalize identically to dashed forms. An attacker able to reach a protected route can inject an underscore-variant header that survives Traefik's stripping and reaches the backend alongside, or on the unauthenticated ForwardAuth authResponseHeaders path instead of, the value Traefik intended to set, spoofing identity or authorization context. This issue is fixed in versions v2.11.51, v3.6.22, and v3.7.6.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

10.0

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0026

Probability of exploitation

0.17%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-178 CWE-178

CWE-290 CWE-290

CWE-345 CWE-345

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
traefik	traefik	< 2.11.51
traefik	traefik	3.0.0 — 3.6.22
traefik	traefik	3.7.0 — 3.7.6

References

Advisories & Patches

https://github.com/traefik/traefik/commit/108a5264473a2cbc8f12d6d691a3c6553cdf2c1b https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-x677-9fxg-v5c5

Other References

https://github.com/traefik/traefik/pull/13262

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-54763? +

Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. Prior to v2.11.51, v3.6.22, and v3.7.6, Traefik's BasicAuth, DigestAuth, and ForwardAuth middlewares strip canonical-cased spoofed identity headers before writing Traefik's own value, but do not account for underscore-variant header names, which many backends normalize identically to dashed forms. An attacker able to reach a protected route can inject an underscore-variant header that survives Traefik's stripping and reaches the backend alongside, or on the unauthenticated ForwardAuth authResponseHeaders path instead of, the value Traefik intended to set, spoofing identity or authorization context. This issue is fixed in versions v2.11.51, v3.6.22, and v3.7.6. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 10.0 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2026-54763? +

CVE-2026-54763 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 10.0 out of 10, rated CRITICAL. This is a critical vulnerability that should be patched immediately. The EPSS score is 0.0026, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

What products are affected by CVE-2026-54763? +

CVE-2026-54763 affects products from traefik, specifically: traefik. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-54763? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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