High [CVE-2026-46579] mTLS client certificate spoofing via unstripped X-SSL-Client headers on HTTP frontend
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-46579 affecting Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22.
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Summary
mTLS client certificate spoofing via unstripped X-SSL-Client headers on HTTP frontend. Red Hat rates this important (CVSS 7.4).
Weakness: CWE-287. Affected package(s): openshift4/ose-haproxy-router-rhel9:1781552170, openshift4/ose-haproxy-router-rhel9:1781643967, openshift4/ose-haproxy-router-rhel9:1781639027.
Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:27063 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20; Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21; Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22; Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19; and 7 more.
- openshift4/ose-haproxy-router-rhel9:1781552170
- openshift4/ose-haproxy-router-rhel9:1781643967
- openshift4/ose-haproxy-router-rhel9:1781639027
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
- RHSA-2026:27063
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:27063 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
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