CVE-2026-26998

Published: Mar 05, 2026 Last Modified: Mar 06, 2026
ExploitDB:
Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
MEDIUM 4,4
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: high
Privileges Required: high
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high

Description

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Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. Prior to versions 2.11.38 and 3.6.9, there is a potential vulnerability in Traefik managing the ForwardAuth middleware responses. When Traefik is configured to use the ForwardAuth middleware, the response body from the authentication server is read entirely into memory without any size limit. There is no maxResponseBodySize configuration to restrict the amount of data read from the authentication server response. If the authentication server returns an unexpectedly large or unbounded response body, Traefik will allocate unlimited memory, potentially causing an out-of-memory (OOM) condition that crashes the process. This results in a denial of service for all routes served by the affected Traefik instance. This issue has been patched in versions 2.11.38 and 3.6.9.

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Trend Analysis

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Prevede la probabilità di sfruttamento basata su intelligence sulle minacce e sulle caratteristiche della vulnerabilità.

EPSS Score
0,0002
Percentile
0,1th
Updated

EPSS Score Trend (Last 11 Days)

770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Incomplete
Abstraction: Base Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Availability
Potential Impacts:
Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu) Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory) Dos: Resource Consumption (Other)
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
Likelihood of Exploit: High
View CWE Details
Application

Traefik by Traefik

Product Information
Vendor Traefik
Product Traefik
Version Range Affected
To 2.11.38 (exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Traefik by Traefik

Product Information
Vendor Traefik
Product Traefik
Version Range Affected
From 3.0.0 (inclusive)
To 3.6.9 (exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.38
https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.38
https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.6.9
https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.6.9
https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA…
https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-fw45-f5q2-2p4x