CVE-2026-33433 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-33433: Traefik Vulnerable to BasicAuth/DigestAuth Identity Spoofing via Non-Canonical headerField

Vendor Traefik
Product traefik
Weakness CWE-290
Published March 27, 2026
Last update June 30, 2026

CVSS base score

5.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. Prior to versions 2.11.42, 3.6.11, and 3.7.0-ea.3, when `headerField` is configured with a non-canonical HTTP header name (e.g., `x-auth-user` instead of `X-Auth-User`), an authenticated attacker can inject their own canonical version of that header to impersonate any identity to the backend. The backend receives two header entries — the attacker-injected canonical one is read first, overriding Traefik's non-canonical write. Versions 2.11.42, 3.6.11, and 3.7.0-ea.3 patch the issue.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 27, 2026 CVE published
June 30, 2026 Record updated