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CVE-2026-88008: Traefik: Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling') and Incorrect Authorization

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-10 · updated 2026-09-14
• Weakness: CWE-444

Description

Traefik is an open source HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. From 2.11.26 until 2.11.57 and 3.7.13, Traefik forwards a client-supplied Connection header requesting Upgrade, the Upgrade: h2c token, and HTTP2-Settings to a shared backend. If the backend accepts h2c and returns 101 Switching Protocols, Traefik enters a raw tunnel and no longer applies routers, BasicAuth, ForwardAuth, IPAllowList, RateLimit, access logging, metrics, or tracing to later HTTP/2 requests, allowing an unauthenticated request through an unprotected route to reach protected paths on the same backend. This issue is fixed in 2.11.57 and 3.7.13.

Affected products

• Traefik: from 2.11.26 before 2.11.57; from 3.4.2 before 3.7.13 — fixed in 2.11.57, 3.7.13

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Traefik 2.11.57, 3.7.13. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/traefik/traefik/commit/a277e94664ffc1ce9543df552d3bbf48d4d3b8b3
• https://github.com/traefik/traefik/pull/13797
• https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.57
• https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.7.13
• https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-w4v4-9rw7-5326

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