CVE-2026-41263
Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. Prior to versions 2.11.43, 3.6.14, and 3.7.0-rc.2, there is a timing side-channel vulnerability in Traefik's BasicAuth middleware that allows an attacker to enumerate valid usernames through response-time differences. The variable intended to hold a constant-time fallback secret always resolves to an empty string, causing the constant-time comparison to short-circuit in microseconds rather than performing a full bcrypt evaluation. This restores the original timing oracle and makes it possible to distinguish existing users from non-existing ones by measuring authentication response times. This issue has been patched in versions 2.11.43, 3.6.14, and 3.7.0-rc.2.
EPSS 0.02% · 6.6th percentile
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| traefik | traefik | >= 3.7.0-ea.1, < 3.7.0-rc.2, *, * |
Timeline
- Apr 24, 2026 CVE Published
- Apr 24, 2026 PoC Published
- Apr 30, 2026 PoC Published
- May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
- May 6, 2026 CVE Updated
- May 18, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 19, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 22, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 23, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 24, 2026 EPSS Score
References
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-6x2q-h3cr-8j2h url
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.43 url
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.6.14 url
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.7.0-rc.2 url
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-6jwx-7vp4-9847 advisory
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-5m6w-wvh7-57vm advisory
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-xhjw-95fp-8vgq advisory
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-6384-m2mw-rf54 advisory