Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. Prior to versions 2.11.38 and 3.6.9, there is a potential vulnerability in Traefik managing TLS handshake on TCP routers. When Traefik processes a TLS connection on a TCP router, the read deadline used to bound protocol sniffing is cleared before the TLS handshake is completed. When a TLS handshake read error occurs, the code attempts a second handshake with different connection parameters, silently ignoring the initial error. A remote unauthenticated client can exploit this by sending an incomplete TLS record and stopping further data transmission, causing the TLS handshake to stall indefinitely and holding connections open. By opening many such stalled connections in parallel, an attacker can exhaust file descriptors and goroutines, degrading availability of all services on the affected entrypoint. This issue has been patched in versions 2.11.38 and 3.6.9.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.38 | Product Release Notes |
| https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.6.9 | Product Release Notes |
| https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-xw98-5q62-jx94 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
06 Mar 2026, 15:27
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.38 - Product, Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.6.9 - Product, Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-xw98-5q62-jx94 - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Traefik
Traefik traefik |
05 Mar 2026, 19:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-03-05 19:16
Updated : 2026-03-06 15:27
NVD link : CVE-2026-26999
Mitre link : CVE-2026-26999
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-26999
JSON object : View
Products Affected
traefik
- traefik
CWE
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
