CVE-2026-32595 PUBLISHED

Traefik: BasicAuth Middleware Timing Attack Allows Username Enumeration

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 12.03.2026 Published: 20.03.2026 Updated: 20.03.2026

Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. Versions 2.11.40 and below, 3.0.0-beta1 through 3.6.11, and 3.7.0-ea.1 comtain BasicAuth middleware that allows username enumeration via a timing attack. When a submitted username exists, the middleware performs a bcrypt password comparison taking ~166ms. When the username does not exist, the response returns immediately in ~0.6ms. This ~298x timing difference is observable over the network and allows an unauthenticated attacker to reliably distinguish valid from invalid usernames. This issue is patched in versions 2.11.41, 3.6.11 and 3.7.0-ea.2.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 6.3

Product Status

Vendor traefik
Product traefik
Versions
  • Version < 2.11.41 is affected
  • Version >= 3.0.0-beta1, < 3.6.11 is affected
  • Version >= 3.7.0-ea.1, < 3.7.0-ea.2 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-208: Observable Timing Discrepancy CWE