CVE-2026-25949 | Traefik: TCP readTimeout bypass via STARTTLS on Postgres

Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. Prior to 3.6.8, there is a potential vulnerability in Traefik managing STARTTLS requests. An unauthenticated client can bypass Traefik entrypoint respondingTimeouts.readTimeout by sending the 8-byte Postgres SSLRequest (STARTTLS) prelude and then stalling, causing connections to remain open indefinitely, leading to a denial of service. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.6.8.

Published: 2026-02-12 Last update: 2026-02-20 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-25949 is rated Low Risk (31.2/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-25949

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-13 — 0.02% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-25949

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-25949

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-25949

GHSA-89p3-4642-cr2w · Severity: high · Ecosystem: go — Traefik: TCP readTimeout bypass via STARTTLS on Postgres

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-25949

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2026-25949: 1 source package rows (traefik); 30 state rows across 2 repos (3.23-community, edge-community); fixed 0, open 30. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-25949
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-25949
suse high CVE-2026-25949 severity important: SUSE including 1 source package names (traefik-3.6.8-1.1), 1 product×package rows across 1 product lines (openSUSE Tumbleweed): Fixed 1. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-25949/

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-25949

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
traefik traefik < 3.6.8 cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-25949

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