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 an authentication bypass vulnerability in Traefik's ForwardAuth middleware when trustForwardHeader=false is configured and Traefik is deployed behind a trusted upstream proxy. This issue has been patched in versions 2.11.43, 3.6.14, and 3.7.0-rc.2.
Published: 2026-04-30
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-6384-m2mw-rf54 Traefik's ForwardAuth trustForwardHeader=false allows spoofed X-Forwarded-Prefix to bypass authentication
History

Sat, 09 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-501
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Fri, 01 May 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 01 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.7.0:ea1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.7.0:ea2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.7.0:ea3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 10.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Traefik
Traefik traefik
Vendors & Products Traefik
Traefik traefik

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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 an authentication bypass vulnerability in Traefik's ForwardAuth middleware when trustForwardHeader=false is configured and Traefik is deployed behind a trusted upstream proxy. This issue has been patched in versions 2.11.43, 3.6.14, and 3.7.0-rc.2.
Title Traefik: ForwardAuth trustForwardHeader=false allows spoofed X-Forwarded-Prefix to bypass auth
Weaknesses CWE-345
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-01T21:20:11.714Z

Reserved: 2026-03-31T21:06:06.429Z

Link: CVE-2026-35051

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-01T21:20:07.596Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-30T21:16:32.047

Modified: 2026-05-01T17:45:41.300

Link: CVE-2026-35051

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-04-30T20:26:06Z

Links: CVE-2026-35051 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-09T02:15:06Z

Weaknesses