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Medium, CVSS 6.4

Traefik: Gateway API TraefikService backend accepts rest@internal, allowing unauthorized exposure of the REST provider despite providers.rest.insecure=false

CVE-2026-44774GHSA-96qj-4jj5-wcjc

What to do

Partial vendor fix. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check back for a fix.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

Affected packages

  • Go github.com/traefik/traefik/v3

    Affected
    >= 3.7.0, <= 3.7.0<= 3.6.16
    Fixed in
    3.7.1, 3.6.17
  • Go github.com/traefik/traefik/v2

    Affected
    <= 2.11.45
    Fixed in
    2.11.46
  • Go github.com/traefik/traefik

    Affected
    <= 1.7.34
    Fixed in
    no fixed version recorded

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS 4.0
6.4 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:H/SA:H · score source
EPSS
  • CVE-2026-44774: 0.47% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 40.53 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

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Summary There is a medium severity vulnerability in Traefik's Kubernetes Gateway API provider that allows a tenant with HTTPRoute creation permissions to expose the REST provider handler, bypassing the providers.rest.insecure=false setting. The Gateway provider accepts any TraefikService backend reference whose name ends with @internal, making it possible to route traffic to rest@internal in addition to the intended api@internal. In shared Gateway deployments where the REST provider is enabled, this allows a low-privileged actor to gain live dynamic configuration write access to Traefik, enabling unauthorized reconfiguration of routers and services. Patches - https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.46 - https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.6.17 - https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.7.1 For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please open an issue. <details <summaryOriginal Description</summary Summary…

Dates and revisions
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    Published from ghsa record GHSA-96qj-4jj5-wcjc

Agent brief

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-44774

Advisory: Traefik: Gateway API TraefikService backend accepts rest@internal, allowing unauthorized exposure of the REST provider despite providers.rest.insecure=false
IDs: CVE-2026-44774, GHSA-96qj-4jj5-wcjc
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-44774 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 15:22 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.4)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Partial vendor fix; fixed versions by package: github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 3.7.1, 3.6.17; github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 2.11.46. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Go github.com/traefik/traefik/v3: affected >= 3.7.0, <= 3.7.0; <= 3.6.16; fixed in 3.7.1, 3.6.17
- Go github.com/traefik/traefik/v2: affected <= 2.11.45; fixed in 2.11.46
- Go github.com/traefik/traefik: affected <= 1.7.34

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Go github.com/traefik/traefik/v3: check the installed version with your package manager.
- Go github.com/traefik/traefik/v2: check the installed version with your package manager.
- Go github.com/traefik/traefik: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
No complete vendor fix is recorded. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check this record again before closing anything.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on github.com/traefik/traefik/v3, github.com/traefik/traefik/v2, github.com/traefik/traefik.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-96qj-4jj5-wcjc (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-96qj-4jj5-wcjc lists affected ranges: Go github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 >=3.7.0 =0 =0 =0 <=1.7.34)

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