CVE-2026-53622
Traefik: HTTP/3 mTLS bypass via exact SNI TLSOptions lookup for wildcard and mixed-case hosts
Impact
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 packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 | <= 2.11.50 | 2.11.51 |
| go | github.com/traefik/traefik | <= 1.7.34 | none recorded |
| go | github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 | >= 3.7.0, <= 3.7.2 | 3.7.3 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Traefik | Traefik | before 3.7.3 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9cr8-q42q-g8m7
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-9cr8-q42q-g8m7
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.7.3
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53622
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/pull/13214
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62260
- 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://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-53622.json