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CVSS 9.9 · CRITICAL

CVE-2026-44774

Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. Prior to 2.11.46, 3.6.17, and 3.7.1, Traefik's Kubernetes Gateway API provider allows a tenant with HTTPRoute creation permissions to expose the REST provider handler, bypassing the providers.rest.insecure=false setting. The Gateway provider accepts any TraefikService backend reference whose name ends with @internal, making it possible to route traffic to rest@internal in addition to the intended api@internal. In shared Gateway deployments where the REST provider is enabled, this allows a low-privileged actor to gain live dynamic configuration write access to Traefik, enabling unauthorized reconfiguration of routers and services. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.11.46, 3.6.17, and 3.7.1.

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Analysis

Traefik's Kubernetes Gateway API provider contains a critical vulnerability where low-privileged users with HTTPRoute permissions can gain write access to the Traefik REST provider. This allows unauthorized reconfiguration of all routers and services, enabling traffic interception and service hijacking.

Relevant roles

KubernetesDockerCloudBackendGoCyberSecurity

Severity

Score: 9.9(CRITICAL)
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV: NETWORK
AC: LOW
PR: LOW
UI: NONE
S: CHANGED
C: HIGH
I: HIGH
A: HIGH
Weakness (CWE): CWE-284

EPSS

Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0002 (0.0%)
Percentile: 3.9%
EPSS: 2026-05-26

Affects

traefik:traefik

Technical description

Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. Prior to 2.11.46, 3.6.17, and 3.7.1, Traefik's Kubernetes Gateway API provider allows a tenant with HTTPRoute creation permissions to expose the REST provider handler, bypassing the providers.rest.insecure=false setting. The Gateway provider accepts any TraefikService backend reference whose name ends with @internal, making it possible to route traffic to rest@internal in addition to the intended api@internal. In shared Gateway deployments where the REST provider is enabled, this allows a low-privileged actor to gain live dynamic configuration write access to Traefik, enabling unauthorized reconfiguration of routers and services. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.11.46, 3.6.17, and 3.7.1.

Published: 5/15/2026, 5:16:48 PM
Last modified: 5/19/2026, 12:22:39 PM

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