Description
Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. From version 2.11.9 to 2.11.37 and from version 3.1.3 to 3.6.8, there is a potential vulnerability in Traefik managing the Connection header with X-Forwarded headers. When Traefik processes HTTP/1.1 requests, the protection put in place to prevent the removal of Traefik-managed X-Forwarded headers (such as X-Real-Ip, X-Forwarded-Host, X-Forwarded-Port, etc.) via the Connection header does not handle case sensitivity correctly. The Connection tokens are compared case-sensitively against the protected header names, but the actual header deletion operates case-insensitively. As a result, a remote unauthenticated client can use lowercase Connection tokens (e.g. Connection: x-real-ip) to bypass the protection and trigger the removal of Traefik-managed forwarded identity headers. This issue has been patched in versions 2.11.38 and 3.6.9.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| traefik | traefik | >= 2.11.9, < 2.11.38, >= 3.1.3, < 3.6.9 | — |
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.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | traefik | 3.6.10-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:10323-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | traefik2 | 2.11.40-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:10314-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260317T205859-150000.1.152.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:1042-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/traefik/traefik | all versions | — | GO-2026-4597 |
| Go | github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 | >= 2.11.9, < 2.11.38 | 2.11.38 | GHSA-92mv-8f8w-wq52 |
| Go | github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 | >= 3.1.3, < 3.6.9 | 3.6.9 | GHSA-92mv-8f8w-wq52 |
Advisories 4
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 31, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:1042-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 26, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10323-1 traefik-3.6.10-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10314-1 traefik2-2.11.40-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 10, 2026