CVE-2026-46579

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

Published May 29, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.14::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.15::el9
References
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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4 cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.13::el9
References
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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.20::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.21::el9
References
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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:5
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First Time appeared Redhat openshift Router
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Redhat openshift Router
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:5
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat openshift Container Platform
Vendors & Products Redhat openshift Container Platform
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Openshift/router: openshift/router: mtls client certificate spoofing via unstripped x-ssl-client headers on http frontend
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat openshift
Weaknesses CWE-287
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat openshift
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Sep 10, 2026, 12:04 PM
Reserved
May 28, 2026, 6:07 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 29, 2026, 11:16 AM
Modified
Sep 10, 2026, 1:20 PM