Traefik 2.x, in certain configurations, allows HTTPS sessions to proceed without mutual…
Priority LOW 36CWE-295Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-295 and CWE-287.
Summary
Traefik 2.x, in certain configurations, allows HTTPS sessions to proceed without mutual TLS verification in a situation where ERR_BAD_SSL_CLIENT_AUTH_CERT should have occurred.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01557 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 (Go): 2.2.2
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 (Go) | before 2.2.2 | 2.2.2 | Patch available | GHSA-q9mp-79cp-9g8j |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 2.2.2 Fixed in 2.2.2 Patch available GHSA-q9mp-79cp-9g8j
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-q9mp-79cp-9g8j github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.2.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-20894
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q9mp-79cp-9g8j
References
More Traefik vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-25774 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Traefik CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-40914 Traefik doesn't Prevent Path Normalization Bypass in Router + Middleware Rules CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2022-07529 Authorization header displayed in the debug logs CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-30459 HTTP client can remove the X-Forwarded headers in Traefik CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-60261 Traefik v3.7.0 Authentication Bypass via from-to-www-redirect CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2019-20894 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-20894 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q9mp-79cp-9g8j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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