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CVE-2026-52845
Published:June 23, 2026
Updated:June 29, 2026
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.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v0.5.0 <v2.11.4
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.11.4
github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2 (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.5.0 <v2.11.4
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.11.4
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')
Improper Authentication
EPSS
Base Score:
0.21