CVE-2026-114639: Traefik authentication bypass in backend connection pool

CVE-2026-114639 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.7 · Published 2026-10-22

Traefik is a reverse proxy and load balancer used to route web traffic to backend services. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to impersonate a legitimate user and access or modify data by reusing an authenticated backend connection that was incorrectly placed in a shared pool. An attacker on a separate network connection can intercept this authenticated socket and perform actions with the victim's identity.

Technologies: Traefik. Vendors: Traefik.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-114639 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-114639 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-114639?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.7, published 22 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Traefik 2.11.0 to 2.11.57, 3.0.0 to 3.7.13.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-114639?
Yes: fixed in Traefik 2.11.58, 3.7.14. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-114639 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-114639?
Check whether you run Traefik at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • Fixed in: Traefik 2.11.58, 3.7.14

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from improper isolation of backend connections when NTLM/Kerberos (Negotiate) authentication is used with connection reuse. When a client preauthenticates by sending an Authorization: Negotiate token on the first request, the backend socket becomes authenticated but remains in the globally shared connection pool instead of being isolated per frontend connection. An unauthenticated attacker on a separate frontend connection can be assigned this authenticated socket and perform authenticated operations. The issue affects HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2 connections and requires the backend to support connection-bound NTLM/Negotiate authentication with reuse enabled.

Affected products

  • Traefik Traefik 2.11.0 to 2.11.57, 3.0.0 to 3.7.13

Timeline

  • 2026-10-07: disclosed
  • 2026-10-22: patched

References

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