High severity · published Jul 28, 2026
CVE-2026-49332
Openshift/oauth-proxy: openshift/oauth-proxy: underscore header smuggling enables identity impersonation on wsgi/php upstreams
8.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
Affected product
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12
Red Hat
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49332
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-49332
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50681
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50758
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51007
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51013
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51022
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51025
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