GHSA-468w-8x39-gj5v is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) CWE-295 vulnerability in github.com/traefik/traefik/v2. A fix is available for github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Traefik routes exposed with an empty TLSOption
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-468w-8x39-gj5v plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 377,636 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
github.com/traefik/traefik/v2Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Impact
There is a potential vulnerability in Traefik managing the TLS connections.
A router configured with a not well-formatted TLSOption is exposed with an empty TLSOption.
For instance, a route secured using an mTLS connection set with a wrong CA file is exposed without verifying the client certificates.
Patches
https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.9.6
Workarounds
Check the logs to detect the following error messages and fix your TLS options:
- Empty CA:
{"level":"error","msg":"invalid clientAuthType: RequireAndVerifyClientCert, CAFiles is required","routerName":"Router0@file"}
- Bad CA content (or bad path):
{"level":"error","msg":"invalid certificate(s) content","routerName":"Router0@file"}
- Unknown Client Auth Type:
{"level":"error","msg":"unknown client auth type \"FooClientAuthType\"","routerName":"Router0@file"}
- Invalid cipherSuites
{"level":"error","msg":"invalid CipherSuite: foobar","routerName":"Router0@file"}
- Invalid curvePreferences
{"level":"error","msg":"invalid CurveID in curvePreferences: foobar","routerName":"Router0@file"}
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please open an issue.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 | all versions | 2.9.6go get github.com/traefik/traefik/v2@v2.9.6 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/traefik/traefik/v2, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 to 2.9.6 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-468w-8x39-gj5v 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.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-468w-8x39-gj5v can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-468w-8x39-gj5v. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-468w-8x39-gj5v in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-468w-8x39-gj5v across Go dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.