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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/dadrus/heimdall"
      },
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
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              "fixed": "0.17.14"
            }
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        }
      ]
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  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-42274"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-35",
      "CWE-436"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-25T23:30:46Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\n\nHeimdall performs rule matching on the raw (non-normalized) request path, while downstream components may normalize dot-segments according to [RFC 3986, Section 6.2.2.3](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3986#section-6.2.2.3). This discrepancy can result in heimdall authorizing a request for one path (e.g., `/user/../admin`, or URL-encoded variants such as `/user/%2e%2e/admin` or `/user/%2e%2e%2fadmin`. The latter would require the `allow_encoded_slashes` option to be set to `on` or `no_decode`.) while the downstream ultimately processes a different, normalized path (`/admin`).\n\n### Details\n\nThis vulnerability can be exploited by an adversary if rule matching is performed using free (named or unnamed) wildcards without further constraints, as shown in the example snippets below.\n\n```yaml\nid: rule-1\nmatch:\n  routes:\n    - path: /user/**\nexecute: # configured to require authentication and authorization\n  # ...\n```\n\n```yaml\nid: rule-2\nmatch:\n  routes:\n    - path: /public/**\nexecute: # configured to allow anonymous access\n  # ...\n```\n\nIf an adversary sends a request to `/public/../user/whatever`, rule-2 will be matched and executed. The downstream service may, however, normalize the request path and interpret it as `/user/whatever`.\n\n### Impact\n\nBypass of access control policies enforced by heimdall may lead to the following consequences:\n\n* Access to or modification of data that should be restricted\n* Invocation of functionality that is expected to require authentication or authorization\n* In certain configurations, escalation of privileges depending on the exposed functionality\n\n### Workarounds\n\n* Normalize HTTP paths or reject HTTP paths containing relative path expressions in the layers in front of Heimdall - this is good practice anyway. Some proxies do that by default, such as Traefik; others, such as Envoy, require additional configuration (for Envoy see [`normalize_path`](https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/latest/api-v3/extensions/filters/network/http_connection_manager/v3/http_connection_manager.proto#envoy-v3-api-field-extensions-filters-network-http-connection-manager-v3-httpconnectionmanager-normalize-path)).\n* Include the ID of the rule expected to be executed in the JWT issued by heimdall and check that value in the consuming project\u0027s service.",
  "id": "GHSA-3q34-rx83-r6mq",
  "modified": "2026-05-04T21:59:24Z",
  "published": "2026-04-25T23:30:46Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/dadrus/heimdall/security/advisories/GHSA-3q34-rx83-r6mq"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/dadrus/heimdall"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/latest/api-v3/extensions/filters/network/http_connection_manager/v3/http_connection_manager.proto#envoy-v3-api-field-extensions-filters-network-http-connection-manager-v3-httpconnectionmanager-normalize-path"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3986#section-6.2.2.3"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Heimdall has an authorization bypass via path normalization mismatch"
}

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