Traefik: `allowCrossNamespace=false` bypass via `@kubernetescrd` TraefikService backendRef
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
Traefik is an open-source edge router that makes publishing services a fun and easy experience. Prior to 2.11.54, 3.6.25, and 3.7.10, cross-namespace @kubernetescrd references are not rejected for TraefikService backend references resolved by the service resolver. A tenant confined by RBAC to a single namespace can therefore bind its own router to a TraefikService owned by another namespace and expose or reroute that namespace's backend, defeating the namespace isolation allowCrossNamespace=false is meant to enforce. This issue is fixed in version 2.11.54, 3.6.25, 3.7.10.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| traefik | traefik | before 2.11.54; 3.0.0 to before 3.6.25; 3.7.0 to before 3.7.10 | 2.11.54, 3.6.25, 3.7.10 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 (Go) | before 2.11.54 | 2.11.54 | Patch available | GHSA-62fc-8686-hfmq |
| — | github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 (Go) | 3.0.0 to before 3.6.25 | 3.6.25 | Patch available | GHSA-62fc-8686-hfmq |
| — | github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 (Go) | 3.7.0 to before 3.7.10 | 3.7.10 | Patch available | GHSA-62fc-8686-hfmq |
| — | github.com/traefik/traefik (Go) | up to 1.7.34 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-62fc-8686-hfmq |
- traefik Vendortraefik Affected before 2.11.54; 3.0.0 to before 3.6.25; 3.7.0 to before 3.7.10 Fixed in 2.11.54, 3.6.25, 3.7.10 Patch available CNA
- github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 2.11.54 Fixed in 2.11.54 Patch available GHSA-62fc-8686-hfmq
- github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 (Go) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.6.25 Fixed in 3.6.25 Patch available GHSA-62fc-8686-hfmq
- github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 (Go) Vendor— Affected 3.7.0 to before 3.7.10 Fixed in 3.7.10 Patch available GHSA-62fc-8686-hfmq
- github.com/traefik/traefik (Go) Vendor— Affected up to 1.7.34 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-62fc-8686-hfmq
Remediation
- Fix · CNA traefik (traefik) Fixed in 2.11.54, 3.6.25, 3.7.10
- Fix · GHSA-62fc-8686-hfmq github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.11.54 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-62fc-8686-hfmq github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 (Go) Fixed in 3.6.25 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-62fc-8686-hfmq github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 (Go) Fixed in 3.7.10 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2026:90321 Released 2026-10-26 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.31.0 Release.
- Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.31 registry.redhat.io/devspaces/code-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/devspaces/dashboard-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/devspaces/jetbrains-ide-rhel9 +8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.31 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:90321 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.31
- Red Hat OpenShift GitOps
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-71325
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-62fc-8686-hfmq
- 2026-10-29 Fix available: Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.31 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: RHSA-2026:90321 · Red Hat
References
Patch 2
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-2026-71325 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-71325 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-62fc-8686-hfmq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-71325 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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