CVE-2026-67309
Reported by VulnCheck · Published August 1, 2026
Traefik versions >= v3.7.0 and <= v3.7.7 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the Kubernetes Ingress NGINX provider's RewriteTarget middleware (generated from the nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target annotation). When an Ingress path uses a regex that captures attacker-controlled text without requiring a path separator (e.g., path /api(.*) with rewrite target /$1), a crafted request such as /api../admin matches the public router, is rewritten to a dot-segment traversal path (/../admin), and is forwarded without post-replacement normalization validation. A backend that normalizes dot segments resolves the path to a protected endpoint (e.g., /admin) reachable only through a separate router secured with BasicAuth, DigestAuth, or ForwardAuth, resulting in route-level authentication bypass. The issue is fixed in v3.7.8.
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| traefik | traefik | 3.7.0, 3.7.8 |
| github.com | traefik/traefik/v3 | 3.7.0 |
| traefik | traefik | 3.7.0, 3.7.8 |
| chainguard | traefik-2.11 | 0 |
Timeline
- Aug 1, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Aug 1, 2026 CVE Published
- Aug 2, 2026 EPSS Score
- Aug 3, 2026 Security Advisory
- Aug 24, 2026 EPSS Score
- Aug 26, 2026 EPSS Score
- Aug 30, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 9, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 12, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 16, 2026 EPSS Score
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-8rxv-jg7p-wvg3) vendor-advisory
- Patch Commit patch
- Patch Commit patch
- VulnCheck Advisory: Traefik v3.7.0 Path Traversal via RewriteTarget Authentication Bypass third-party-advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-67309 advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8rxv-jg7p-wvg3 advisory
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/commit/759515bec1b9f628b21ea8968ef63da853be5e29 patch