Medium

go-chi chi before 5.3.0 IP Spoofing via RealIP Middleware

Type: advisorySources: OSV

go-chi/chi through 5.2.1 contains an IP spoofing vulnerability in the RealIP middleware (middleware/realip.go). The realIP() function reads client-controlled headers (True-Client-IP, X-Real-IP, and X-Forwarded-For) and overwrites r.RemoteAddr without verifying that the request originated from a trusted proxy. Attackers can supply arbitrary IP addresses in these headers to bypass IP-based access controls, evade rate limiting and geo-IP restrictions, and pollute audit logs. Fixed in 5.3.0.

Products: Not specified
Affected versions: Not specified
Fixed versions: Not specified
CVEs: CVE-2026-72816
Confirmed fixed CVEs: Not specified
Updated in this feed: 7 Nov 2026, 02:50 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

go-chi chi before 5.3.0 IP Spoofing via RealIP Middleware

core-osv · Original source

Published 14 Aug 2026, 11:35 UTC

osv:CVE-2026-72816

Complete source record

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    "summary": "go-chi/chi through 5.2.1 contains an IP spoofing vulnerability in the RealIP middleware (middleware/realip.go). The realIP() function reads client-controlled headers (True-Client-IP, X-Real-IP, and X-Forwarded-For) and overwrites r.RemoteAddr without verifying that the request originated from a trusted proxy. Attackers can supply arbitrary IP addresses in these headers to bypass IP-based access controls, evade rate limiting and geo-IP restrictions, and pollute audit logs. Fixed in 5.3.0.",
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