OAuth2 Proxy has an Authentication Bypass via X-Forwarded-Uri Header Spoofing
OAuth2 Proxy is a reverse proxy that provides authentication using OAuth2 providers. Versions 7.5.0 through 7.15.1 may trust a client-supplied `X-Forwarded-Uri` header when `--reverse-proxy` is enabled and `--skip-auth-regex` or `--skip-auth-route` is configured. An attacker can spoof this header so OAuth2 Proxy evaluates authentication and skip-auth rules against a different path than the one actually sent to the upstream application. This can result in an unauthenticated remote attacker bypassing authentication and accessing protected routes without a valid session. Impacted users are deployments that run oauth2-proxy with `--reverse-proxy` enabled and configure at least one `--skip-auth-regex` or `--skip-auth-route` rule. This issue is patched in `v7.15.2`. Some workarounds are available for those who cannot upgrade immediately. Strip any client-provided `X-Forwarded-Uri` header at the reverse proxy or load balancer level; explicitly overwrite `X-Forwarded-Uri` with the actual request URI before forwarding requests to OAuth2 Proxy; restrict direct client access to OAuth2 Proxy so it can only be reached through a trusted reverse proxy; and/or remove or narrow `--skip-auth-regex` / `--skip-auth-route` rules where possible. For nginx-based deployments, ensure `X-Forwarded-Uri` is set by nginx and not passed through from the client.
BIT-oauth2-proxy-2026-40575
Primary source · Revision 2
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Security context
Source reference: osv:BIT-oauth2-proxy-2026-40575
oauth2-proxy
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- 7.15.2
Source reference:
/affected/0/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "SEMVER",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "7.5.0"
},
{
"fixed": "7.15.2"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "oauth2-proxy",
"purl": "pkg:bitnami/oauth2-proxy",
"ecosystem": "Bitnami"
},
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/oauth2-proxy/BIT-oauth2-proxy-2026-40575.json"
}
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-40575
Source reference:
/aliasesCVE-2026-76835Source reference:
/aliases
Publisher severity
critical
Source reference: /database_specific/severity
- Event
- #60858 · Revision 2
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