CVE-2026-49329
Openshift/oauth-server: openshift/oauth-server: quadratic-time dos via accept-language header underscore bypass on unauthenticated login endpoints
A flaw was found in openshift/oauth-server. The OAuth login and error page endpoints pass the unauthenticated Accept-Language header to golang.org/x/text/language.ParseAcceptLanguage() without input validation. A bypass of the CVE-2022-32149 mitigation exists: the upstream guard counts only '-' characters but the internal BCP 47 scanner aliases '' to '-' after the guard check. An unauthenticated attacker can send a crafted Accept-Language header using '' separators to trigger quadratic-time parsing, consuming excessive CPU and denying authentication to all cluster users.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Openshift/oauth-server: openshift/oauth-server: quadratic-time dos via accept-language header underscore bypass on unauthenticated login endpoints
A flaw was found in openshift/oauth-server. The OAuth login and error page endpoints pass the unauthenticated Accept-Language header to golang.org/x/text/language.ParseAcceptLanguage() without input validation. A bypass of the CVE-2022-32149 mitigation exists: the upstream guard counts only '-' characters but the internal BCP 47 scanner aliases '' to '-' after the guard check. An unauthenticated attacker can send a crafted Accept-Language header using '' separators to trigger quadratic-time parsing, consuming excessive CPU and denying authentication to all cluster users.
- Record
CVE-2026-49329- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-407
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-69301
A flaw was found in openshift/oauth-server. The OAuth login and error page endpoints pass the unauthenticated Accept-Language header to golang.org/x/text/language.ParseAcceptLanguage() without input validation. A bypass of the CVE-2022-32149 mitigation exists: the upstream guard counts only '-' characters but the internal BCP 47 scanner aliases '' to '-' after the guard check. An unauthenticated attacker can send a crafted Accept-Language header using '' separators to trigger quadratic-time parsing, consuming excessive CPU and denying authentication to all cluster users.
- Record
EUVD-2026-69301- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2mr2-j2wm-v93x
A flaw was found in openshift/oauth-server. The OAuth login and error page endpoints pass the...
A flaw was found in openshift/oauth-server. The OAuth login and error page endpoints pass the unauthenticated Accept-Language header to golang.org/x/text/language.ParseAcceptLanguage() without input validation. A bypass of the CVE-2022-32149 mitigation exists: the upstream guard counts only '-' characters but the internal BCP 47 scanner aliases '' to '-' after the guard check. An unauthenticated attacker can send a crafted Accept-Language header using '' separators to trigger quadratic-time parsing, consuming excessive CPU and denying authentication to all cluster users.
- Record
GHSA-2mr2-j2wm-v93x- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-407
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A flaw was found in openshift/oauth-server. The OAuth login and error page endpoints pass the unauthenticated Accept-Language header to golang.org/x/text/language.ParseAcceptLanguage() without input validation. A bypass of the CVE-2022-32149 mitigation exists: the upstream guard counts only '-' characters but the internal BCP 47 scanner aliases '' to '-' after the guard check. An unauthenticated attacker can send a crafted Accept-Language header using '' separators to trigger quadratic-time parsing, consuming excessive CPU and denying authentication to all cluster users.
- Record
CVE-2026-49329- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-407
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- red hat openshift container platform 4.14
- red hat openshift container platform 4.15
- red hat openshift container platform 4.16
- red hat openshift container platform 4.18
- red hat openshift container platform 4.19
- red hat openshift container platform 4.20
- red hat openshift container platform 4.21
- red hat openshift container platform 4.22
- red hat openshift container platform 5
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-49329 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Red Hat Openshift Container Platform 4.14, published September 1, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.72%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.