CVE-2026-45074 — security-http
Fix: symfony/symfony@5ba145dCVE-2026-45074 is a CWE-290 vulnerability in symfony/security-http. A fix is available for symfony/security-http — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Symfony: Cas2Handler Derives CAS service URL from Client Host Header → Cross-Service Ticket Replay
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-45074.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
Real-World Exposure
symfony/security-http🐘symfony/security-http🐘symfony/symfony🐘symfony/symfonyReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Cas2Handler builds this service parameter from Request::getSchemeAndHttpHost(), which reflects the attacker-controlled HTTP Host header whenever Symfony's framework.trusted_hosts setting is not configured (the default). An attacker who controls any other application registered with the same CAS server can replay a victim's ticket against the Symfony application, with a spoofed Host header, and be authenticated as that victim.
Resolution
A new required service_url configuration option is introduced on Cas2Handler. The CAS service parameter sent to the validation endpoint is now built from this configured URL instead of being derived from the request's Host header, preventing cross-service ticket replay via Host header spoofing.
The patch for this issue is available here for branch 7.4.
Credits
Symfony would like to thank Claude Mythos Preview (via Project Glasswing) for reporting the issue and Nicolas Grekas for providing the fix.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | symfony/security-http | ≥ 7.1.0&&< 7.4.12 | 7.4.12composer require symfony/security-http:^7.4.12 |
| 🐘Packagist | symfony/security-http | ≥ 8.0.0&&< 8.0.12 | 8.0.12composer require symfony/security-http:^8.0.12 |
| 🐘Packagist | symfony/symfony | ≥ 7.1.0&&< 7.4.12 | 7.4.12composer require symfony/symfony:^7.4.12 |
| 🐘Packagist | symfony/symfony | ≥ 8.0.0&&< 8.0.12 | 8.0.12composer require symfony/symfony:^8.0.12 |
Affected Products
symfonysensiolabsDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for symfony/security-http, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update symfony/security-http to 7.4.12 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-45074 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
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