Description
A flaw was found in openshift/oauth-proxy. On paths configured to bypass authentication (skip-auth-regex), the proxy forwards client-supplied identity headers (X-Forwarded-User, X-Forwarded-Email, X-Forwarded-Access-Token) to the upstream application without stripping them. An unauthenticated attacker can inject forged identity headers on whitelisted paths.
Published: 2026-08-05
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Review and minimize skip-auth-regex configurations. Add middleware in upstream applications to ignore X-Forwarded-User on unauthenticated paths.

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History

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat openshift Container Platform
Vendors & Products Redhat openshift Container Platform

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in openshift/oauth-proxy. On paths configured to bypass authentication (skip-auth-regex), the proxy forwards client-supplied identity headers (X-Forwarded-User, X-Forwarded-Email, X-Forwarded-Access-Token) to the upstream application without stripping them. An unauthenticated attacker can inject forged identity headers on whitelisted paths.
Title Openshift/oauth-proxy: openshift/oauth-proxy: unauthenticated identity header injection on whitelisted paths
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat openshift
Weaknesses CWE-345
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat openshift
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Redhat Openshift Openshift Container Platform
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-06T14:20:35.443Z

Reserved: 2026-05-29T13:28:56.552Z

Link: CVE-2026-49331

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Updated: 2026-08-06T14:20:27.267Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-05T14:12:12Z

Links: CVE-2026-49331 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-08-07T09:30:11Z

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