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Vulnerability · Published May 29, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2026-46579Openshift/router: openshift/router: mtls client certificate spoofing via unstripped x-ssl-client headers on http frontend

High 7.4

In plain English

A high-severity improper authentication in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 from Red Hat. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A flaw was found in the OpenShift Router. When a Route has `insecureEdgeTerminationPolicy` set to Allow, the HTTP frontend does not remove `X-SSL-Client-*` headers from incoming requests. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to send plain HTTP requests with crafted `X-SSL-Client-*` headers. As a result, backends relying on these headers for mutual TLS (Transport Layer Security) authentication can be bypassed, enabling the attacker to impersonate client certificate identities.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 see references
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 see references
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 see references
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 see references
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 see references
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 see references
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 see references
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 see references
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 see references
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 see references
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 see references

Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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