Traefik mTLS bypass via fragmented ClientHello SNI extraction failure
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. Versions 2.11.40 and below, 3.0.0-beta1 through 3.6.11, and 3.7.0-ea.1 are vulnerable to mTLS bypass through the TLS SNI pre-sniffing logic related to fragmented ClientHello packets. When a TLS ClientHello is fragmented across multiple records, Traefik's SNI extraction may fail with an EOF and return an empty SNI. The TCP router then falls back to the default TLS configuration, which does not require client certificates by default. This allows an attacker to bypass route-level mTLS enforcement and access services that should require mutual TLS authentication. This issue is patched in versions 2.11.41, 3.6.11 and 3.7.0-ea.2.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| traefik | traefik | before 2.11.41; 3.0.0-beta1 to before 3.6.11; 3.7.0-ea.1 to before 3.7.0-ea.2 | 2.11.41, 3.6.11, 3.7.0-ea.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 (Go) | 3.7.0-ea.1 to before 3.7.0-ea.2 | 3.7.0-ea.2 | Patch available | GHSA-wvvq-wgcr-9q48 |
| — | github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 (Go) | before 3.6.11 | 3.6.11 | Patch available | GHSA-wvvq-wgcr-9q48 |
| — | github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 (Go) | before 2.11.41 | 2.11.41 | Patch available | GHSA-wvvq-wgcr-9q48 |
| — | github.com/traefik/traefik (Go) | up to 1.7.34 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-wvvq-wgcr-9q48 |
- traefik Vendortraefik Affected before 2.11.41; 3.0.0-beta1 to before 3.6.11; 3.7.0-ea.1 to before 3.7.0-ea.2 Fixed in 2.11.41, 3.6.11, 3.7.0-ea.2 Patch available CNA
- github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 (Go) Vendor— Affected 3.7.0-ea.1 to before 3.7.0-ea.2 Fixed in 3.7.0-ea.2 Patch available GHSA-wvvq-wgcr-9q48
- github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 3.6.11 Fixed in 3.6.11 Patch available GHSA-wvvq-wgcr-9q48
- github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 2.11.41 Fixed in 2.11.41 Patch available GHSA-wvvq-wgcr-9q48
- github.com/traefik/traefik (Go) Vendor— Affected up to 1.7.34 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-wvvq-wgcr-9q48
Remediation
- Fix · CNA traefik (traefik) Fixed in 2.11.41, 3.6.11, 3.7.0-ea.2
- Fix · GHSA-wvvq-wgcr-9q48 github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 (Go) Fixed in 3.7.0-ea.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-wvvq-wgcr-9q48 github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 (Go) Fixed in 3.6.11 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-wvvq-wgcr-9q48 github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.11.41 Advisory →
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2026:21772 Released 2026-05-28 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.28.0 Release.
- Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.28 registry.redhat.io/devspaces/code-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/devspaces/dashboard-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/devspaces/openvsx-rhel9 +3
- RHSA-2026:10175 Released 2026-04-23 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.27.1 Release.
- Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.27 registry.redhat.io/devspaces/code-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/devspaces/dashboard-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/devspaces/devspaces-rhel9-operator +8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift GitOps | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.27 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:10175 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.28 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:21772 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.27
- Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.28
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-32305
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wvvq-wgcr-9q48
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-2026-32305 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-32305 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wvvq-wgcr-9q48 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-32305 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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