CVE-2026-72815 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-72815: go-chi chi v5.2.1 IP Spoofing via X-Forwarded-For Header

Vendor Go-Chi
Product chi
Weakness CWE-290
Published August 14, 2026
Last update August 14, 2026

CVSS base score

6.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

go-chi chi versions >= 5.2.1 and before 5.3.0 contain an IP spoofing vulnerability in the RealIP middleware, which blindly trusts the first (leftmost) value of the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header. A remote attacker can bypass IP-based access control lists and rate-limiting mechanisms, and forge log entries, by supplying a spoofed IP address in the X-Forwarded-For header. The issue is fixed in version 5.3.0.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 14, 2026 CVE published

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