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CVE-2026-42274

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Description

Heimdall is a cloud native Identity Aware Proxy and Access Control Decision service. Prior to version 0.17.14, Heimdall performs rule matching on the raw (non-normalized) request path, while downstream components may normalize dot-segments according to RFC 3986, Section 6.2.2.3. This discrepancy can result in heimdall authorizing a request for one path (e.g., /user/../admin, or URL-encoded variants such as /user/%2e%2e/admin or /user/%2e%2e%2fadmin. The latter would require the allow_encoded_slashes option to be set to on or no_decode.) while the downstream ultimately processes a different, normalized path (/admin). This issue has been patched in version 0.17.14.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.8 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-05-08 04:16:22.643000
Last modified
2026-10-26 20:10:00.160000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2026-42274",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-05-08T04:16:22.643",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T20:10:00.160",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Heimdall is a cloud native Identity Aware Proxy and Access Control Decision service. Prior to version 0.17.14, Heimdall performs rule matching on the raw (non-normalized) request path, while downstream components may normalize dot-segments according to RFC 3986, Section 6.2.2.3. This discrepancy can result in heimdall authorizing a request for one path (e.g., /user/../admin, or URL-encoded variants such as /user/%2e%2e/admin or /user/%2e%2e%2fadmin. The latter would require the allow_encoded_slashes option to be set to on or no_decode.) while the downstream ultimately processes a different, normalized path (/admin). This issue has been patched in version 0.17.14."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Heimdall es un servicio nativo de la nube de Proxy consciente de la identidad y de decisión de control de acceso. Antes de la versión 0.17.14, Heimdall realiza la coincidencia de reglas en la ruta de solicitud cruda (no normalizada), mientras que los componentes posteriores pueden normalizar los segmentos de puntos según la RFC 3986, Sección 6.2.2.3. Esta discrepancia puede resultar en que Heimdall autorice una solicitud para una ruta (por ejemplo, /user/.. / admin, o variantes codificadas en URL como /user/%2e%2e/admin o /user/%2e%2e%2fadmin. Esto último requeriría que la opción allow_encoded_slashes se establezca en ’on’ o ’no_decode’.) mientras que el componente posterior finalmente procesa una ruta diferente y normalizada (/admin). Este problema ha sido parcheado en la versión 0.17.14."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
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          "confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
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          "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
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          "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
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    {
      "url": "https://github.com/dadrus/heimdall/commit/b5dfa484b7a8c2ce6d8691c026f9da867719947a",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/dadrus/heimdall/pull/3209",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/dadrus/heimdall/releases/tag/v0.17.14",
      "source": "[email protected]"
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      "url": "https://github.com/dadrus/heimdall/security/advisories/GHSA-3q34-rx83-r6mq",
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