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Medium · 5.3 CVE-2026-118265 EUVD-2026-112397GHSA-h53f-rm2w-w7rgGO-2026-6841

Echo: X-Real-IP extractor trusts the header value instead of the sending peer

Published Oct 28, 2026 · Updated Oct 29, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Echo is a Go web framework. From 5.0.0 until 5.4.1, Echo v5's ExtractIPFromRealIPHeader validates whether the client-supplied X-Real-IP value belongs to a trusted range instead of validating the direct network peer. A client reaching Echo directly, or through a proxy that preserves the header, can supply a loopback or private address and have Context.RealIP return that spoofed identity. Applications using the extractor for IP allowlists, rate limiting, audit logs, or forwarding headers can consequently trust an attacker-controlled address; the default direct extractor and Echo v4 are unaffected. This issue is fixed in 5.4.1.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
labstack echo >= 5.0.0, < 5.4.1 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 golang-github-labstack-echo No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS golang-github-labstack-echo No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS golang-github-labstack-echo No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS golang-github-labstack-echo +2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS golang-github-labstack-echo.v2 +1 No fix yet —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Go github.com/labstack/echo/v5 >= 5.0.0, < 5.4.1 5.4.1 GHSA-h53f-rm2w-w7rg

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