Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity Affecting github.com/traefik/traefik/v2/pkg/config/static package, versions <2.11.51


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMTRAEFIKTRAEFIKV2PKGCONFIGSTATIC-17872268
  • published6 Jul 2026
  • disclosed6 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 6 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-54763  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-178  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/traefik/traefik/v2/pkg/config/static to version 2.11.51 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity via the handling of HTTP headers in authentication middlewares. An attacker can impersonate users or escalate privileges by injecting underscore-variant headers that bypass canonical header stripping and reach backend services.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1