CVE-2026-41263 PUBLISHED

Traefik: BasicAuth middleware: timing side-channel vulnerability

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 18.04.2026 Published: 30.04.2026 Updated: 30.04.2026

Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. Prior to versions 2.11.43, 3.6.14, and 3.7.0-rc.2, there is a timing side-channel vulnerability in Traefik's BasicAuth middleware that allows an attacker to enumerate valid usernames through response-time differences. The variable intended to hold a constant-time fallback secret always resolves to an empty string, causing the constant-time comparison to short-circuit in microseconds rather than performing a full bcrypt evaluation. This restores the original timing oracle and makes it possible to distinguish existing users from non-existing ones by measuring authentication response times. This issue has been patched in versions 2.11.43, 3.6.14, and 3.7.0-rc.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 < 2.11.43 is affected
  • Version >= 3.0.0-beta1, < 3.6.14 is affected
  • Version >= 3.7.0-ea.1, < 3.7.0-rc.2 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-208: Observable Timing Discrepancy CWE