Description
A flaw was found in openshift/oauth-proxy. The proxy sets authenticated identity headers using only dash-variant keys (X-Forwarded-User) but does not strip underscore-variant keys (X_Forwarded_User) from incoming requests. WSGI and PHP frameworks normalize both variants to the same variable, allowing an authenticated low-privilege user to smuggle a forged identity that may override the legitimate authenticated identity in the upstream application.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 | — | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-2749 Red Hat OpenShift (oauth-proxy): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 26, 2026
References
- RHSA-2026:50681 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:50758 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:51007 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:51013 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:51022 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:51025 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:51038 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:54188 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:54206 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:56912 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:60023 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-49332 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2483253 issue-tracking