Traefik HTTP/3 Backend NTLM Connection Reuse
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Traefik is an open source HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. From 2.11.0 until 2.11.57 and 3.7.13, the HTTP/3 entrypoint ConnContext does not call service.AddTransportOnContext, so kerberosRoundTripper uses a shared backend transport instead of a transport dedicated to each frontend connection. With HTTP/3 enabled, a backend using connection-bound NTLM or Negotiate authentication, and backend keep-alive, an unrelated client can reuse a backend connection authenticated for a victim, read victim-only data, and act as that victim without the victim credentials. This issue is fixed in 2.11.57 and 3.7.13.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
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 | 2.11.0 to before 2.11.57; 3.0.0 to before 3.7.13 | 2.11.57, 3.7.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 (Go) | 3.0.0 to before 3.7.13 | 3.7.13 | Patch available | GHSA-qqjf-53cj-pwvv |
| — | github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 (Go) | 2.11.0 to before 2.11.57 | 2.11.57 | Patch available | GHSA-qqjf-53cj-pwvv |
- traefik Vendortraefik Affected 2.11.0 to before 2.11.57; 3.0.0 to before 3.7.13 Fixed in 2.11.57, 3.7.13 Patch available CNA
- github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 (Go) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.7.13 Fixed in 3.7.13 Patch available GHSA-qqjf-53cj-pwvv
- github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.11.0 to before 2.11.57 Fixed in 2.11.57 Patch available GHSA-qqjf-53cj-pwvv
Remediation
- Fix · CNA traefik (traefik) Fixed in 2.11.57, 3.7.13
- Fix · GHSA-qqjf-53cj-pwvv github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 (Go) Fixed in 3.7.13 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qqjf-53cj-pwvv github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.11.57 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: 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: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.31
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-88007
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qqjf-53cj-pwvv
- 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 3
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-2026-88007 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-88007 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qqjf-53cj-pwvv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-88007 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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