Vulnerability · CVE-2026-46579
A flaw was found in the OpenShift Router.
Published May 29, 2026 · catalog updated Sep 10, 2026 · openshift container platform
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-46579. EPSS is 0.62%. Act only if a listed version of openshift container platform is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.62%
- Remediation
- Not established
- Affected products
- cpe redhat/openshift container platform · cpe redhat/openshift router
A flaw was found in the OpenShift Router. When a Route has set to Allow, the HTTP frontend does not remove headers from incoming requests. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to send plain HTTP requests with crafted headers. As a result, backends relying on these headers for mutual TLS (Transport Layer Security) authentication can be bypassed, enabling the attacker to impersonate client certificate identities.
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- cpe redhat/openshift container platform4.0
- cpe redhat/openshift routerversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-46579
Recommended remediation
No required-action text, fix commit, or clear fixed-version range is stored yet.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-46579. EPSS is 0.62%. Act only if a listed version of openshift container platform is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with redhat/openshift container platform 4.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-287: Improper Authentication. EPSS 0.62%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 29, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
A flaw was found in the OpenShift Router. When a Route has set to Allow, the HTTP frontend does not remove headers from incoming requests. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to send plain HTTP requests with crafted headers. As a result, backends relying on these headers for mutual TLS (Transport Layer Security) authentication can be bypassed, enabling the attacker to impersonate client certif
Sep 10, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A flaw was found in the OpenShift Router. When a Route has set to Allow, the HTTP frontend does not remove headers from incoming requests. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to send plain HTTP requests with crafted headers. As a result, backends relying on these headers for mutual TLS (Transport Layer Security) authentication can be bypassed, enabling the attacker to impersonate client certif
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-46579
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-46579
30-day exploitation probability 0.6%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-46579
A flaw was found in the OpenShift Router. When a Route has set to Allow, the HTTP frontend does not remove headers from incoming requests. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to send plain HTTP requests with crafted `X-SSL-Clie
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.