{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-40575", "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M", "dateReserved": "2026-04-14T13:24:29.475Z", "datePublished": "2026-04-21T23:20:30.486Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-07-15T01:00:45.240Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "title": "OAuth2 Proxy has an Authentication Bypass via X-Forwarded-Uri Header Spoofing", "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "cweId": "CWE-290", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing", "type": "CWE" } ] } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 9.1, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N", "version": "3.1" } } ], "references": [ { "name": "https://github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/security/advisories/GHSA-7x63-xv5r-3p2x", "tags": [ "x_refsource_CONFIRM" ], "url": "https://github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/security/advisories/GHSA-7x63-xv5r-3p2x" } ], "affected": [ { "vendor": "oauth2-proxy", "product": "oauth2-proxy", "versions": [ { "version": ">= 7.5.0, < 7.15.2", "status": "affected" } ] } ], "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "shortName": "GitHub_M", "dateUpdated": "2026-04-21T23:20:30.486Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "OAuth2 Proxy is a reverse proxy that provides authentication using OAuth2 providers. Versions 7.5.0 through 7.15.1 may trust a client-supplied `X-Forwarded-Uri` header when `--reverse-proxy` is enabled and `--skip-auth-regex` or `--skip-auth-route` is configured. An attacker can spoof this header so OAuth2 Proxy evaluates authentication and skip-auth rules against a different path than the one actually sent to the upstream application. This can result in an unauthenticated remote attacker bypassing authentication and accessing protected routes without a valid session. Impacted users are deployments that run oauth2-proxy with `--reverse-proxy` enabled and configure at least one `--skip-auth-regex` or `--skip-auth-route` rule. This issue is patched in `v7.15.2`. Some workarounds are available for those who cannot upgrade immediately. Strip any client-provided `X-Forwarded-Uri` header at the reverse proxy or load balancer level; explicitly overwrite `X-Forwarded-Uri` with the actual request URI before forwarding requests to OAuth2 Proxy; restrict direct client access to OAuth2 Proxy so it can only be reached through a trusted reverse proxy; and/or remove or narrow `--skip-auth-regex` / `--skip-auth-route` rules where possible. For nginx-based deployments, ensure `X-Forwarded-Uri` is set by nginx and not passed through from the client." } ], "source": { "advisory": "GHSA-7x63-xv5r-3p2x", "discovery": "UNKNOWN" } }, "adp": [ { "metrics": [ { "other": { "type": "ssvc", "content": { "timestamp": "2026-04-22T14:15:18.160877Z", "id": "CVE-2026-40575", "options": [ { "Exploitation": "none" }, { "Automatable": "yes" }, { "Technical Impact": "total" } ], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3" } } } ], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-04-22T14:15:41.802Z" } }, { "affected": [ { "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/", "cpes": [ "cpe:/a:redhat:ceph_storage:9" ], "defaultStatus": "affected", "packageName": "rhceph/oauth2-proxy-rhel9", "product": "Red Hat Ceph Storage 9", "vendor": "Red Hat" } ], "datePublic": "2026-04-21T23:20:30.486Z", "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "A flaw was found in OAuth2 Proxy. When configured with `--reverse-proxy` and either `--skip-auth-regex` or `--skip-auth-route`, the proxy may trust a client-supplied `X-Forwarded-Uri` header. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by spoofing the header, leading to an authentication bypass. This allows unauthorized access to protected routes without a valid session." } ], "metrics": [ { "other": { "content": { "namespace": "https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/", "value": "Important" }, "type": "Red Hat severity rating" } }, { "cvssV3_1": { "attackComplexity": "HIGH", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 8.7, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "CHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N", "version": "3.1" }, "format": "CVSS" } ], "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "cweId": "CWE-290", "description": "Authentication Bypass by Spoofing", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE" } ] } ], "references": [ { "tags": [ "vdb-entry", "x_refsource_REDHAT" ], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40575" }, { "name": "RHBZ#2460449", "tags": [ "issue-tracking", "x_refsource_REDHAT" ], "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460449" }, { "tags": [ "x_sadp-csaf-vex" ], "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-40575.json" } ], "timeline": [ { "lang": "en", "time": "2026-04-22T00:01:48.616Z", "value": "Reported to Red Hat." }, { "lang": "en", "time": "2026-04-21T23:20:30.486Z", "value": "Made public." } ], "title": "oauth2-proxy: github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy: OAuth2 Proxy: Authentication bypass due to spoofed X-Forwarded-Uri header", "workarounds": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "This issue can be mitigated by one of the options bellow:\n\n1) Strip any client-provided `X-Forwarded-Uri` header at any layer before it reaches `oauth2-proxy`;\n2) Overwrite the `X-Forwarded-Uri` header with the actual request URI before the request reaches `oauth2-proxy`. If you are using NGINX you can use the following example to create your tailored mitigation:\n\n~~~\n location /internal-auth/ {\n internal; # Ensure external users can't access this path\n\n # Make sure the OAuth2 Proxy knows where the original request came from.\n proxy_set_header Host $host;\n proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;\n # set the value to the actual $request_uri and therefore strip any user provided X-Forwarded-Uri\n proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Uri $request_uri;\n\n proxy_pass http://oauth2-proxy:4180/;\n }\n~~~\n\n\n3) Restrict direct client access to OAuth2 Proxy so it can only be reached through a trusted reverse proxy;\n4) Remove or narrow --skip-auth-route / --skip-auth-regex rules where possible;" } ], "x_adpType": "supplier", "x_generator": { "engine": "sadp-cli 1.0.0" }, "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c", "shortName": "redhat-SADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-07-15T01:00:45.240Z" } } ] } }