CVE-2026-49332
A flaw was found in openshift/oauth-proxy. The proxy sets authenticated identity headers using only dash-variant keys (X-Forwarded-User) but does not strip underscore-variant keys (X_Forwarded_User) from incoming requests. WSGI and PHP frameworks normalize both variants to the same variable, allowing an authenticated low-privilege user to smuggle a forged identity that may override the legitimate authenticated identity in the upstream application.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
- Puntuación base: 8.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.53%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 43
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1210Exploitation of Remote Serviceslateral movement85 % - Impacto principal
T1078Valid Accountsstealth · persistence · privilege escalation · initial access80 % - Impacto secundario
T1556Modify Authentication Processdefense impairment · persistence · credential access75 %
Acceso remoto a servicios con privilegios (PR:L, red, CVSS 7.5), permitiendo suplantación de identidad autenticada y falsificación de encabezados de autenticación en aplicaciones upstream (CWE-436: violación de confianza de límites).
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
CWE
- CWE-436
Referencias
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50681
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50758
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51007
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51013
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51022
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51025
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51038
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54188
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54206
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56912
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60023
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-49332
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2483253
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