High severity · published May 19, 2026
CVE-2026-43634
HestiaCP 1.2.0-1.9.4 IP Spoofing via CF-Connecting-IP Header
7.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
HestiaCP versions 1.2.0 through 1.9.4 contain an IP spoofing vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass authentication security controls by supplying an arbitrary IP address in the CF-Connecting-IP HTTP header without verifying the request originated from Cloudflare's network. Attackers can exploit this to circumvent fail2ban brute-force protection, bypass per-user IP allowlists, and poison authentication audit logs by spoofing trusted IP addresses on each request.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HE
hestiacp · hestiacp
1.2.0 through 1.9.4 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43634
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43634
github.com
https://github.com/hestiacp/hestiacp/commit/f381e294500f671cf12716c638afd0bfde901f88
github.com
https://github.com/hestiacp/hestiacp/issues/5229
github.com
https://github.com/hestiacp/hestiacp/pull/5273
mercuryiss.com.au
https://mercuryiss.com.au/hestiacp-unauthenticated-rce-ip-spoofing-cve-2026-43633-cve-2026-43634
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hestiacp-ip-spoofing-via-cf-connecting-ip-header
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