Description
Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. Versions prior to 3.7.3, 3.6.18, and 2.11.51 have a critical vulnerability in Traefik's HTTP/3 (QUIC) TLS configuration selection that allows unauthenticated clients to bypass router-specific mTLS enforcement. When HTTP/3 is enabled on an entrypoint, the TLS handshake selects the applicable TLS configuration through an exact, case-sensitive lookup on the SNI value, which fails to match wildcard host patterns (e.g., *.example.com) or case variants of the configured hostname. Because the handshake falls back to the default TLS configuration — which may not require client certificates — a client can complete the QUIC handshake without presenting a certificate, while the subsequent HTTP routing layer still dispatches the request to a backend protected by a router-specific mTLS policy. The issue affects deployments where HTTP/3 is enabled, a router uses a wildcard Host rule or case-insensitive hostname matching, a router-specific TLSOptions enforces client certificate authentication, and UDP access to the entrypoint is reachable by an attacker. This vulnerability is fixed in versions 3.7.3, 3.6.18, and 2.11.51.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| traefik | traefik | >= 3.7.0, < 3.7.3, >= 3.0.0, < 3.6.18, < 2.11.51 | — |
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.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260827T195228-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23625-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260827T195228-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23625-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | traefik | 3.7.5-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11047-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260827T195228-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21761-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/traefik/traefik | <= 1.7.34 | — | GHSA-9cr8-q42q-g8m7 |
| Go | github.com/traefik/traefik | all versions | — | GO-2026-5287 |
| Go | github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 | < 2.11.51 | 2.11.51 | GHSA-9cr8-q42q-g8m7 |
| Go | github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 | >= 3.7.0, < 3.7.3 | 3.7.3 | GHSA-9cr8-q42q-g8m7 |
| Go | github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 | < 3.6.18 | 3.6.18 | GHSA-9cr8-q42q-g8m7 |
| Go | github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 | < 3.7.3 | 3.7.3 | GO-2026-5287 |
Advisories 3
- SUSE-SU-2026:23625-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 29, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21761-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11047-1 traefik-3.7.5-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 18, 2026
References
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-9cr8-q42q-g8m7
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/pull/13214
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53622
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2491924
- https://community.traefik.io/t/new-security-update-for-traefik-2-11-2-11-48-3-6-3-6-19-and-3-7-3-7-3/29917
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/compare/v3.6.17...v3.6.18
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.7.3
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-53622.json