frp: Authentication bypass in frp HTTP vhost routing when routeByHTTPUser is used for access control
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
frp is a fast reverse proxy. From 0.43.0 to 0.68.0, frp contains an authentication bypass in the HTTP vhost routing path when routeByHTTPUser is used as part of access control. In proxy-style requests, the routing logic uses the username from Proxy-Authorization to select the routeByHTTPUser backend, while the access control check uses credentials from the regular Authorization header. As a result, an attacker who can reach the HTTP vhost entrypoint and knows or can guess the protected routeByHTTPUser value may access a backend protected by httpUser / httpPassword even with an incorrect Proxy-Authorization password. This issue affects deployments that explicitly use routeByHTTPUser. It does not affect ordinary HTTP proxies that do not use this feature. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.68.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fatedier | frp | before 0.68.1 | 0.68.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/fatedier/frp (Go) | 0.43.0 to before 0.68.1 | 0.68.1 | Patch available | GHSA-pq96-pwvg-vrr9 |
- frp Vendorfatedier Affected before 0.68.1 Fixed in 0.68.1 Patch available CNA
- github.com/fatedier/frp (Go) Vendor— Affected 0.43.0 to before 0.68.1 Fixed in 0.68.1 Patch available GHSA-pq96-pwvg-vrr9
Remediation
- Fix · CNA frp (fatedier) Fixed in 0.68.1
- Fix · GHSA-pq96-pwvg-vrr9 github.com/fatedier/frp (Go) Fixed in 0.68.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-40910
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pq96-pwvg-vrr9
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-40910 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-40910 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pq96-pwvg-vrr9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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