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OAuth2 Proxy has an Authentication Bypass via X-Forwarded-Uri Header Spoofing

Type: advisorySource: OSV1 source record

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.

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BIT-oauth2-proxy-2026-40575

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Security context

Source reference: osv:BIT-oauth2-proxy-2026-40575

oauth2-proxy

Source reference: /affected/0/package/name

Affected versions
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Fixed versions
7.15.2

Source reference: /affected/0/ranges

Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "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: /aliases

CVE-2026-76835

Source reference: /aliases

Publisher severity

critical

Source reference: /database_specific/severity

Linked CVE context

These ratings describe the referenced vulnerabilities and products. They are not a severity rating for every application using this dependency.

CVE-2026-40575 · Critical

github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7

CVE-2026-76835 · Critical

github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7

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#60858 · Revision 2
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