CVE-2026-114638: Traefik v3.7.0 before v3.7.14 Client CA Mix-up via auth-tls-secret Name Collision
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-114638 is a high (CVSS 8.7) Improper Authentication vulnerability in traefik. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 7 (CVE.org); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 0% (FIRST, 04-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 22-10-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 23-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Traefik v3.7.0 before v3.7.14 contains an improper authentication vulnerability in the Kubernetes Ingress NGINX provider that merges client CAs when auth-tls-secret names collide after dot-to-dash normalization. Attackers holding certificates from another host's CA can access a host requiring its own client CA, while that host's legitimate clients are refused.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST7.0HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVDNIST8.7HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.22%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
13%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Change unavailable
Change unavailable
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Traefik1 product
- traefik≥ 3.7.0, < 3.7.14
1 vendor · 1 product
References
2 links- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/…Third Party Advisory