CVE-2026-50194CWE-288CWE-639

Steeltoe vulnerable to management-port isolation bypass via spoofed Host header

High · published June 17, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.2
EPSS
0%
Percentile
34.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Steeltoe is an open source project that provides a collection of libraries that helps users build cloud-native applications. When Steeltoe management endpoints versions 3.2.2 through 3.3.0 and 4.1.0 are configured to listen on an alternate port (`Management:Endpoints:Port` is configured), the middleware responsible for restricting access to the endpoints uses the `Host` HTTP header rather than the actual network socket port. Versions 3.4.0 and 4.2.0 patch the issue. If an immediate upgrade to a patched version is not possible, add explicit ASP.NET Core authorization (`RequireAuthorization`) to all sensitive actuator endpoints as a defense-in-depth measure independent of port isolation and/or configure the reverse proxy or load balancer to enforce the `Host` header value and prevent clients from setting an arbitrary port.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.2 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00414 · 34.6th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-288 · Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel; CWE-639 · Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Published
2026-06-17T21:03Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 JUN 21:03Z
    Steeltoe vulnerable to management-port isolation bypass via spoofed Host header
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