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Traefik CVE-2026-88009

| EUVDEUVD-2026-75578 HIGH
HTTP Request/Response Smuggling (CWE-444)
2026-09-10 GitHub_M GHSA-f52w-8j3h-j724
8.8
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: GitHub_M
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V4 - API and Web Service HTTP request consistency
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 10, 2026

HTTP/1 request-target parsing in Traefik prior to 2.11.57 and 3.7.13 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to send a rootless URL target (e.g., http:example.com/admin) that Go's HTTP library stores in URL.Opaque rather than URL.Path, leaving URL.Path empty. Traefik's routing engine, forwardAuth middleware, and access logger all evaluate against the normalized empty path (treated as /), while URL.RequestURI() gives URL.Opaque precedence when forwarding — meaning the backend receives the original opaque target verbatim. The practical consequence is cross-vhost routing bypass, path-scoped authorization bypass, and access-log evasion, all requiring no authentication or special client configuration. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, though the patch PR includes test cases demonstrating the attack technique in full detail.

Affected VersionsENISA

traefik < 2.11.57
traefik 3.0.0, < 3.7.13

Affected Packages

go github.com/traefik/traefik no fix
go github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 fix: 2.11.57
go github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 fix: 3.7.13
euvd traefik fix: 2.11.57, 3.7.13

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 4 packages in go, euvd

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Severity by source

Vendor (GitHub_M) PRIMARY 8.8 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE HIGH
Red Hat 8.2 HIGH

Primary rating from Vendor (GitHub_M).

CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
High
Vulnerable system: Integrity
Low
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Sep 10, 2026 - 16:17 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 10, 2026 - 15:01 cve.org
HIGH 8.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Traefik is an open source HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. Prior to 2.11.57, and 3.7.13, Traefik accepts a rootless HTTP/1 request target that Go stores in URL.Opaque while leaving URL.Path empty. The rewriteRequestBuilder path evaluates routing, path sanitization, forwardAuth, encodedCharacters, and access logging against a path normalized to / but forwards URL.Opaque verbatim to the backend, allowing cross-vhost routing bypass, path-scoped authorization bypass, and access-log evasion when the backend interprets the opaque target as a path. This issue is fixed in 2.11.57 and 3.7.13.

Technical POC Analysis

CWE-444 (inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests).

Full technical POC analysis - root cause, step-by-step exploitation and patch breakdown - is part of the Pro and Business plans.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Traefik reverse-proxy versions prior to 2.11.57 (v2.x) and 3.7.13 (v3.x) contain an HTTP parsing flaw allowing unauthenticated attackers to bypass path-based routing policies and authorization controls; no public exploit identified at time of analysis. Organizations using Traefik for API gateways or multi-tenant load balancing face direct risk of unauthorized cross-service access and compliance violations through access-log evasion.

Recommended Action

Within 24 hours: inventory all Traefik deployments and identify instances running versions before 2.11.57 or 3.7.13 to determine patch scope. Within 7 days: upgrade all affected instances to Traefik 2.11.57 or later (v2.x stream) or 3.7.13 or later (v3.x stream), testing thoroughly in staging first to validate route configurations and middleware behavior. Within 30 days: audit backend service access logs for indicators of exploitation such as requests with rootless URL targets (e.g., http:example.com/path) or anomalous cross-vhost traffic, and validate that authorization policies are correctly enforced post-upgrade.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 74% exploitable
Threat Intel
1
1 sources
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
7 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD 🇯🇵JVN NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment GHSA Vendor GitHub VulDB

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

64
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +44
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

HTTP request smuggling exploits inconsistencies in how front-end and back-end servers parse HTTP message boundaries.

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Important

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