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OAuth2 Proxy CVE-2026-76835

| EUVDEUVD-2026-65061 CRITICAL
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing (CWE-290)
2026-08-24 VulnCheck GHSA-vvqv-7vrf-88vh
9.3
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY
9.3 CRITICAL
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/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
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9.1 CRITICAL

Unauthenticated single-request header spoof over the network gives PR:N/AC:L/UI:N; the bypass exposes and can alter protected upstream resources (C:H/I:H) with no availability impact; scope kept U conservatively.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/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
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Source Code Evidence Fetched
Aug 24, 2026 - 18:36 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
Aug 24, 2026 - 18:36 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 24, 2026 - 17:55 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.3

DescriptionCVE.org

OAuth2 Proxy honours a client-supplied X-Forwarded-Uri header when deciding whether a request may skip authentication, because the guard added for CVE-2026-40575 is inert in the default reverse-proxy configuration. GetRequestURI in pkg/requests/util/util.go prefers that header over the real request URI whenever CanTrustForwardedHeaders returns true, and isAllowedPath in oauthproxy.go matches the skip_auth_routes and skip_auth_regex allow list against the resulting path. CanTrustForwardedHeaders in pkg/apis/middleware/scope.go grants that trust when the caller's address is in the trusted proxy set, and buildTrustedProxyNetSet falls back to defaultTrustedProxyIPs, which is 0.0.0.0/0 and ::/0, whenever reverse proxy mode is enabled without trusted_proxy_ip configured. Every client is therefore treated as a trusted proxy. An unauthenticated attacker can request a protected upstream path while setting X-Forwarded-Uri to a value matching an allow-listed route, so the skip-auth decision is made against the spoofed value while the upstream receives the protected path unchanged.

AnalysisAI

Authentication bypass in OAuth2 Proxy (versions 7.5.0 up to but excluding 7.15.2) lets an unauthenticated remote attacker reach protected upstream routes by spoofing the X-Forwarded-Uri header. Because the trusted-proxy IP set defaults to 0.0.0.0/0 (and ::/0) whenever --reverse-proxy is enabled without --trusted-proxy-ip, every client is treated as a trusted proxy, so the skip-auth allow list is matched against the attacker-controlled header value while the real protected path is passed to the upstream. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Reach OAuth2 Proxy directly over HTTP
Delivery
Request protected upstream path
Exploit
Set X-Forwarded-Uri to allow-listed route
Execution
Skip-auth guard matches spoofed path
Impact
Upstream serves protected content unauthenticated

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires the target OAuth2 Proxy to be running with --reverse-proxy enabled, at least one --skip_auth_routes or legacy --skip-auth-regex rule configured, and --trusted-proxy-ip left unset (so the trusted-proxy set defaults to 0.0.0.0/0 and ::/0). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The supplied CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N, score 9.3, Critical) reflects a network-reachable, unauthenticated bypass with high confidentiality and integrity impact, consistent with the advisory. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker directly requests a protected upstream path (for example /admin) through OAuth2 Proxy while adding a header such as X-Forwarded-Uri: /public/health that matches an allow-listed skip_auth_route. OAuth2 Proxy trusts the header because the default trusted-proxy set is 0.0.0.0/0, evaluates the skip-auth decision against the spoofed value, and forwards the real protected path to the upstream unauthenticated. …
Remediation Vendor-released patch: upgrade to OAuth2 Proxy 7.15.2 or later. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours, audit all OAuth2 Proxy deployments to identify instances running versions 7.5.0 through 7.15.1 and document their current trusted-proxy configuration. …

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