CVE-2026-118651

Echo: Reverse Proxy Forwards Attacker-Supplied X-Real-IP to Upstream by Default

Published Oct 28, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Echo is a Go web framework. From 4.0.0 until 5.4.0, the Proxy middleware can preserve an attacker-supplied X-Real-IP header and forward it to an upstream service when Echo.IPExtractor is not configured. A remote client can therefore make upstream services receive a spoofed client address, undermining IP-based access controls, rate limiting, audit logging, or geographic restrictions that trust Echo's forwarded identity. This issue is fixed in Echo 5.4.0.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-99jh-6h7p-pp36 Echo: Reverse Proxy Forwards Attacker-Supplied X-Real-IP to Upstream by Default
History
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Metrics ssvc

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

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Description Echo is a Go web framework. From 4.0.0 until 5.4.0, the Proxy middleware can preserve an attacker-supplied X-Real-IP header and forward it to an upstream service when Echo.IPExtractor is not configured. A remote client can therefore make upstream services receive a spoofed client address, undermining IP-based access controls, rate limiting, audit logging, or geographic restrictions that trust Echo's forwarded identity. This issue is fixed in Echo 5.4.0.
Title Echo: Reverse Proxy Forwards Attacker-Supplied X-Real-IP to Upstream by Default
Weaknesses CWE-346
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 29, 2026, 8:53 PM
Reserved
Oct 28, 2026, 5:25 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 28, 2026, 8:17 PM
Modified
Oct 29, 2026, 9:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 28, 2026, 7:30 PM