Caddy is an extensible server platform that uses TLS by default. Prior to version 2.11.1, two swallowed errors in `ClientAuthentication.provision()` cause mTLS client certificate authentication to silently fail open when a CA certificate file is missing, unreadable, or malformed. The server starts without error but accepts any client certificate signed by any system-trusted CA, completely bypassing the intended private CA trust boundary. Any deployment using `trusted_ca_cert_file` or `trusted_ca_certs_pem_files` for mTLS will silently degrade to accepting any system-trusted client certificate if the CA file becomes unavailable. This can happen due to a typo in the path, file rotation, corruption, or permission changes. The server gives no indication that mTLS is misconfigured. Version 2.11.1 fixes the vulnerability.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://gist.github.com/moscowchill/9566c79c76c0b64c57f8bd0716f97c48 | Exploit |
| https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/releases/tag/v2.11.1 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/security/advisories/GHSA-hffm-g8v7-wrv7 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
25 Feb 2026, 17:14
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.1 |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:caddyserver:caddy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Caddyserver
Caddyserver caddy |
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| References | () https://gist.github.com/moscowchill/9566c79c76c0b64c57f8bd0716f97c48 - Exploit | |
| References | () https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/releases/tag/v2.11.1 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/security/advisories/GHSA-hffm-g8v7-wrv7 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
24 Feb 2026, 17:29
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-02-24 17:29
Updated : 2026-02-25 17:14
NVD link : CVE-2026-27586
Mitre link : CVE-2026-27586
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-27586
JSON object : View
Products Affected
caddyserver
- caddy
CWE
CWE-755
Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
