CVE-2026-41263CWE-208

Traefik: BasicAuth middleware: timing side-channel vulnerability

Medium · published April 30, 2026

CVSS v4.0
6.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
34.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
6.3 · MEDIUM
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
EPSS
0.00412 · 34.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-208 · Observable Timing Discrepancy
Published
2026-04-30T20:39Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 APR 20:39Z
    Traefik: BasicAuth middleware: timing side-channel vulnerability
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