CVE-2026-41181

Traefik: Errors middleware forwards Authorization and Cookie headers to separate error page service

MEDIUM
5.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 15, 2026 at 04:27 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:46 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTraefik

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Severity
MEDIUM5.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. Prior to 2.11.44, 3.6.15, and 3.7.0-rc.3, there is an information disclosure vulnerability in Traefik's errors (custom error pages) middleware. When the backend returns a response matching the configured status range, the middleware forwards the original request's complete header set, including Authorization, Cookie, and other authentication material, to the separate error page service rather than only the minimal context needed to render the error page. This behavior is undocumented: the documentation states only that Host is forwarded by default, so operators are not warned that sensitive credentials are shared across service boundaries. Deployments using the errors middleware with a distinct error page service may inadvertently expose end-user credentials to infrastructure that was not intended to receive them. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.11.44, 3.6.15, and 3.7.0-rc.3.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.11.43v < 2.11.44v < 3.6.14v < 3.7.0-rc.33.0.0 ≤ v < 3.6.153.7.0 ea13.7.0 ea23.7.0 ea33.7.0 rc13.7.0 rc2
Affected range stops below 2.11.43, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.6.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.7.0-rc.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (4)

x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-p6hg-qh38-555r
x_refsource_MISCProductRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.44
x_refsource_MISCProductRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.6.15
x_refsource_MISCProductRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.7.0-rc.3

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-201

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