Traefik before v2.11.55 and v3.0.0 through v3.7.10 Authentication Bypass via digestAuth
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Traefik versions before v2.11.55 and versions v3.0.0 through v3.7.10 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the digestAuth middleware where unknown usernames receive an empty secret instead of rejection. Attackers can compute a valid digest response using the empty secret and arbitrary credentials to bypass authentication on any digestAuth-protected route without a valid username or password.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA traefik (traefik) Fixed in 2.11.55
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
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
traefik 2.11.55
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-58722 Traefik before v2.11.55 and v3.0.0 through v3.7.10 mTLS Bypass via TLS Option ConflictPriority LOW 36
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Critical. 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-2026-85595
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4v96-rv7j-9wmr
- 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
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-2026-85595 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-85595 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4v96-rv7j-9wmr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-85595 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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