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CVE-2026-42274: Heimdall has an authorization bypass via path normalization mismatch

April 25, 2026 (updated May 4, 2026)

Heimdall performs rule matching on the raw (non-normalized) request path, while downstream components may normalize dot-segments according to RFC 3986, Section 6.2.2.3. This discrepancy can result in heimdall authorizing a request for one path (e.g., /user/../admin, or URL-encoded variants such as /user/%2e%2e/admin or /user/%2e%2e%2fadmin. The latter would require the allow_encoded_slashes option to be set to on or no_decode.) while the downstream ultimately processes a different, normalized path (/admin).

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-3q34-rx83-r6mq
  • github.com/dadrus/heimdall
  • github.com/dadrus/heimdall/security/advisories/GHSA-3q34-rx83-r6mq
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42274
  • www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/latest/api-v3/extensions/filters/network/http_connection_manager/v3/http_connection_manager.proto
  • www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3986

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.17.14

Fixed versions

  • 0.17.14

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.17.14 or above.

Impact 9.1 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-35: Path Traversal: '.../...//'
  • CWE-436: Interpretation Conflict

Source file

go/github.com/dadrus/heimdall/CVE-2026-42274.yml

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