Traefik - Denial of Service via HTTP/2 Request Handling
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2023-54365 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | VulnCheck |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-06-23 13:16:30 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-06-30 03:16:39 UTC |
| Description | Traefik before 2.10.5 and 3.0.0-beta4 is affected by a denial-of-service vulnerability in HTTP/2 request handling inherited from the Go standard library's HTTP/2 implementation (CVE-2023-44487 / CVE-2023-39325, the 'Rapid Reset' technique). A remote attacker can rapidly create and cancel HTTP/2 streams to exhaust server resources and cause service unavailability. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 8.7 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS: 0.005620000 probability, percentile 0.426000000 (date 2026-07-04)
Problem Types: CWE-400 | CWE-770 | CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption | CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 8.7 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | CVSS | 8.7 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 3.1 | ADP | CVSS | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | Secondary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Traefik | Traefik | affected 2.10.5 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Traefik | Traefik | unaffected 2.10.5 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Traefik | Traefik | affected 3.0.0-beta1 3.0.0-beta4 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Traefik | Traefik | unaffected 3.0.0-beta4 semver | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI RHOAI | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces | Not specified | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.vulncheck.com/advisories/traefik-denial-of-service-via-http-2-request-handling | [email protected] | www.vulncheck.com | |
| security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2023/cve-2023-54365.json | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | security.access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-54365 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-7v4p-328v-8v5g | [email protected] | github.com | |
| bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| ADP | 2026-06-23T13:01:50.400Z | Reported to Red Hat. |
| ADP | 2026-06-23T12:12:51.853Z | Made public. |
Workarounds
ADP: The recommended mitigation is to upgrade Traefik to a version that includes the patched HTTP/2 dependency.