Echo: HTTPS Redirect and HSTS Bypass via Unconditional Trust of Forwarded Scheme Headers

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-118657
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-28 21:16:55 UTC
Updated2026-10-28 21:16:55 UTC
DescriptionEcho is a Go web framework. Prior to 4.16.0 and 5.4.0, Context.Scheme unconditionally trusts forwarded scheme headers from any client. A client that reaches Echo directly over plaintext HTTP can claim an HTTPS scheme and bypass HTTPSRedirect because the request is treated as already secure. Separately, behind a TLS-terminating proxy that passes an attacker-controlled header, a claimed HTTP scheme can suppress the Strict-Transport-Security header even though the browser receives the response over HTTPS. The practical risk is reduced when a trusted proxy overwrites the headers and direct backend access is prevented, but the framework previously had no trusted-source configuration for this decision. This issue is fixed in 4.16.0 and 5.4.0.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-346 | CWE-346 CWE-346: Origin Validation Error

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Labstack Echo affected >= 5.0.0, < 5.4.0 Not specified
CNA Labstack Echo affected < 4.16.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/labstack/echo/releases/tag/v4.16.0 [email protected] github.com
github.com/labstack/echo/commit/fc410094b2f3415cf2bf5204082137b205bfd5af [email protected] github.com
github.com/labstack/echo/commit/b838391e2eade87ae7e5a09d7bb5087bec271ec1 [email protected] github.com
github.com/labstack/echo/security/advisories/GHSA-2ffq-g2xg-c22p [email protected] github.com
github.com/labstack/echo/releases/tag/v5.4.0 [email protected] github.com
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