Vulnerability in Traefik

CVE-2026-35051

Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. Prior to versions 2.11.43, 3.6.14, and 3.7.0-rc.2, there is an authentication bypass vulnerability in Traefik's ForwardAuth middleware when trustForwardHeader=false is configured and Traefik is deployed behind a trusted upstream proxy. This issue has been patched in versions 2.11.43, 3.6.14, and 3.7.0-rc.2.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (22.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 22.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-35051: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Traefik — versions 3.7.0, >= 3.0.0-beta1, < 3.6.14, < 2.11.43

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-35051?
CVE-2026-35051 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Traefik, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2026-04-30.
How severe is CVE-2026-35051?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.