Description
Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. Versions 2.11.40 and below, 3.0.0-beta1 through 3.6.11, and 3.7.0-ea.1 are vulnerable to mTLS bypass through the TLS SNI pre-sniffing logic related to fragmented ClientHello packets. When a TLS ClientHello is fragmented across multiple records, Traefik's SNI extraction may fail with an EOF and return an empty SNI. The TCP router then falls back to the default TLS configuration, which does not require client certificates by default. This allows an attacker to bypass route-level mTLS enforcement and access services that should require mutual TLS authentication. This issue is patched in versions 2.11.41, 3.6.11 and 3.7.0-ea.2.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| traefik | traefik | < 2.11.41, >= 3.0.0-beta1, < 3.6.11, >= 3.7.0-ea.1, < 3.7.0-ea.2 | — |
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 | 3.6.12-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:10444-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | traefik2 | 2.11.42-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:10445-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260326T203309-150000.1.155.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:1135-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/traefik/traefik | <= 1.7.34 | — | GHSA-wvvq-wgcr-9q48 |
| Go | github.com/traefik/traefik | all versions | — | GO-2026-4793 |
| Go | github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 | < 2.11.41 | 2.11.41 | GHSA-wvvq-wgcr-9q48 |
| Go | github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 | >= 3.7.0-ea.1, < 3.7.0-ea.2 | 3.7.0-ea.2 | GHSA-wvvq-wgcr-9q48 |
| Go | github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 | < 3.6.11 | 3.6.11 | GHSA-wvvq-wgcr-9q48 |
| Go | github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 | < 3.6.11 · >= 3.7.0-ea.1, < 3.7.0-ea.2 | 3.6.11, 3.7.0-ea.2 | GO-2026-4793 |
Advisories 4
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 31, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:1135-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 31, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10445-1 traefik2-2.11.42-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 28, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10444-1 traefik-3.6.12-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 28, 2026