Traefik versions <= v2.11.51, >= v3.6.0 <= v3.6.22, and >= v3.7.0 <= v3.7.6 contain an authentication bypass via path traversal in the ReplacePathRegex middleware. When ReplacePathRegex is configured with a regex that captures user-controlled path segments without a mandatory path separator (e.g. regex "^/api(.*)", replacement "/$1"), the middleware forwards the replaced path to the backend without validating that it matches its normalized form. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send a crafted request (e.g. GET /api../admin) that produces an un-normalized path such as /../admin, which a backend that normalizes paths resolves to a protected route, bypassing authentication middleware. Fixed in v2.11.52, v3.6.23, and v3.7.7.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-cxjq-mrr5-89rv Patch, Vendor Advisory
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Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.8 · traefikNVD modified 2026-10-08 16:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 2
cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:*:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 2
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-cxjq-mrr5-89rv Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/traefik-before-authentication-bypass-via-replacepathregex Third Party Advisory