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CVE-2022-46153

Routes exposed with an empty TLSOption in traefik

8.1 HighFix available

Traefik is an open source HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. In affected versions there is a potential vulnerability in Traefik managing TLS connections. A router configured with a not well-formatted TLSOption is exposed with an empty TLSOption. For instance, a route secured using an mTLS connection set with a wrong CA file is exposed without verifying the client certificates. Users are advised to upgrade to version 2.9.6. Users unable to upgrade should check their logs to detect the error messages and fix your TLS options.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.53%Down 0.4 points since Dec 9, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.1

Routes exposed with an empty TLSOption in traefik

Traefik is an open source HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. In affected versions there is a potential vulnerability in Traefik managing TLS connections. A router configured with a not well-formatted TLSOption is exposed with an empty TLSOption. For instance, a route secured using an mTLS connection set with a wrong CA file is exposed without verifying the client certificates. Users are advised to upgrade to version 2.9.6. Users unable to upgrade should check their logs to detect the error messages and fix your TLS options.

Record
CVE-2022-46153
CVSS 3.1
8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-295
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-7497 8.1

Traefik is an open source HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. In affected versions there is a potential vulnerability in Traefik managing TLS connections. A router configured with a not well-formatted TLSOption is exposed with an empty TLSOption. For instance, a route secured using an mTLS connection set with a wrong CA file is exposed without verifying the client certificates. Users are advised to upgrade to version 2.9.6. Users unable to upgrade should check their logs to detect the error messages and fix your TLS options.

Record
EUVD-2022-7497
CVSS 3.1
8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-468w-8x39-gj5v 6.5

Traefik routes exposed with an empty TLSOption

Impact

There is a potential vulnerability in Traefik managing the TLS connections.

A router configured with a not well-formatted TLSOption is exposed with an empty TLSOption.

For instance, a route secured using an mTLS connection set with a wrong CA file is exposed without verifying the client certificates.

Patches

https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.9.6

Workarounds

Check the logs to detect the following error messages and fix your TLS options:

  • Empty CA:
{"level":"error","msg":"invalid clientAuthType: RequireAndVerifyClientCert, CAFiles is required","routerName":"Router0@file"}
  • Bad CA content (or bad path):
{"level":"error","msg":"invalid certificate(s) content","routerName":"Router0@file"}
  • Unknown Client Auth Type:
{"level":"error","msg":"unknown client auth type \"FooClientAuthType\"","routerName":"Router0@file"}
  • Invalid cipherSuites
{"level":"error","msg":"invalid CipherSuite: foobar","routerName":"Router0@file"}
  • Invalid curvePreferences
{"level":"error","msg":"invalid CurveID in curvePreferences: foobar","routerName":"Router0@file"}

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please open an issue.

Record
GHSA-468w-8x39-gj5v
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-295
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 8.1

Traefik is an open source HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. In affected versions there is a potential vulnerability in Traefik managing TLS connections. A router configured with a not well-formatted TLSOption is exposed with an empty TLSOption. For instance, a route secured using an mTLS connection set with a wrong CA file is exposed without verifying the client certificates. Users are advised to upgrade to version 2.9.6. Users unable to upgrade should check their logs to detect the error messages and fix your TLS options.

Record
CVE-2022-46153
CVSS 3.1
8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-295
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2022-46153 6.5

Traefik is an open source HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. In affected versions there is a potential vulnerability in Traefik managing TLS connections. A router configured with a not well-formatted TLSOption is exposed with an empty TLSOption. For instance, a route secured using an mTLS connection set with a wrong CA file is exposed without verifying the client certificates. Users are advised to upgrade to version 2.9.6. Users unable to upgrade should check their logs to detect the error messages and fix your TLS options.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2022-46153
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
OSV 8.1

Routes exposed with an empty TLSOption in traefik

Traefik is an open source HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. In affected versions there is a potential vulnerability in Traefik managing TLS connections. A router configured with a not well-formatted TLSOption is exposed with an empty TLSOption. For instance, a route secured using an mTLS connection set with a wrong CA file is exposed without verifying the client certificates. Users are advised to upgrade to version 2.9.6. Users unable to upgrade should check their logs to detect the error messages and fix your TLS options.

Record
CVE-2022-46153
CVSS 3.1
8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-295
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVGHSA-468w-8x39-gj5v 6.5

Traefik routes exposed with an empty TLSOption

Impact

There is a potential vulnerability in Traefik managing the TLS connections.

A router configured with a not well-formatted TLSOption is exposed with an empty TLSOption.

For instance, a route secured using an mTLS connection set with a wrong CA file is exposed without verifying the client certificates.

Patches

https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.9.6

Workarounds

Check the logs to detect the following error messages and fix your TLS options:

  • Empty CA:
{"level":"error","msg":"invalid clientAuthType: RequireAndVerifyClientCert, CAFiles is required","routerName":"Router0@file"}
  • Bad CA content (or bad path):
{"level":"error","msg":"invalid certificate(s) content","routerName":"Router0@file"}
  • Unknown Client Auth Type:
{"level":"error","msg":"unknown client auth type \"FooClientAuthType\"","routerName":"Router0@file"}
  • Invalid cipherSuites
{"level":"error","msg":"invalid CipherSuite: foobar","routerName":"Router0@file"}
  • Invalid curvePreferences
{"level":"error","msg":"invalid CurveID in curvePreferences: foobar","routerName":"Router0@file"}

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please open an issue.

Record
GHSA-468w-8x39-gj5v
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-295
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGO-2022-1152 No score

Traefik routes exposed with an empty TLSOption in github.com/traefik/traefik

Traefik routes exposed with an empty TLSOption in github.com/traefik/traefik

Record
GO-2022-1152
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12615-1 No score

traefik-2.9.6-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the traefik-2.9.6-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12615-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14076-1 No score

traefik2-2.11.5-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the traefik2-2.11.5-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14076-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
github.com/traefik/traefik/v2
Go
before 2.9.6
2.9.6
traefik
Alpine:v3.18
before 2.9.6-r0
2.9.6-r0
traefik
Alpine:v3.19
before 2.9.6-r0
2.9.6-r0
traefik
Alpine:v3.20
before 2.9.6-r0
2.9.6-r0
traefik
Alpine:v3.21
before 2.9.6-r0
2.9.6-r0
traefik
Alpine:v3.22
before 2.9.6-r0
2.9.6-r0
traefik
Alpine:v3.23
before 2.9.6-r0
2.9.6-r0
traefik
Alpine:v3.24
before 2.9.6-r0
2.9.6-r0
github.com/traefik/traefik
Go
All versions None known
traefik
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 2.9.6-1.1
2.9.6-1.1
traefik2
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 2.11.5-1.1
2.11.5-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, aliases, referencesOSV
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-46153 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Traefik, published December 8, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 44th percentile. Fixed in github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 2.9.6.

References

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