CVE-2026-52845

Caddy is an extensible server platform that uses TLS by default. Prior to 2.11.4, forward_auth copy_headers deletes the exact client-supplied identity header before copying the trusted value from the auth gateway. But when the request later goes through php_fastcgi, Caddy normalizes HTTP headers into CGI variables by replacing - with _. This lets a client send an underscore alias that survives the forward_auth delete step but becomes the same PHP/FastCGI variable. Result: a remote client can inject or sometimes override identity/group headers trusted by PHP/FastCGI applications behind Caddy. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.11.4.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:caddyserver:caddy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

30 Jun 2026, 03:20

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References
  • () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-52845 -
  • () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2491907 -
  • () https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-52845.json -

26 Jun 2026, 19:27

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First Time Caddyserver
Caddyserver caddy
CPE cpe:2.3:a:caddyserver:caddy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/security/advisories/GHSA-f59h-q822-g45g - () https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/security/advisories/GHSA-f59h-q822-g45g - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

24 Jun 2026, 16:16

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References () https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/security/advisories/GHSA-f59h-q822-g45g - () https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/security/advisories/GHSA-f59h-q822-g45g -

23 Jun 2026, 18:18

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-23 18:18

Updated : 2026-07-15 01:16


NVD link : CVE-2026-52845

Mitre link : CVE-2026-52845

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-52845


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Products Affected

caddyserver

  • caddy
CWE
CWE-287

Improper Authentication

CWE-290

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

CWE-444

Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')