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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-27586
PUBLISHED
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Assigner-GitHub_M
Assigner Org ID-a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-24 Feb, 2026 | 16:08
Updated At-24 Feb, 2026 | 16:08
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
Caddy's mTLS client authentication silently fails open when CA certificate file is missing or malformed

Caddy is an extensible server platform that uses TLS by default. Prior to version 2.11.1, two swallowed errors in `ClientAuthentication.provision()` cause mTLS client certificate authentication to silently fail open when a CA certificate file is missing, unreadable, or malformed. The server starts without error but accepts any client certificate signed by any system-trusted CA, completely bypassing the intended private CA trust boundary. Any deployment using `trusted_ca_cert_file` or `trusted_ca_certs_pem_files` for mTLS will silently degrade to accepting any system-trusted client certificate if the CA file becomes unavailable. This can happen due to a typo in the path, file rotation, corruption, or permission changes. The server gives no indication that mTLS is misconfigured. Version 2.11.1 fixes the vulnerability.

Affected Products
Vendor
caddyserver
Product
caddy
Versions
Affected
  • < 2.11.1
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-755CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-755
Description: CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
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VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
4.08.8HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Version: 4.0
Base score: 8.8
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
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References
HyperlinkResource
https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/security/advisories/GHSA-hffm-g8v7-wrv7
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https://gist.github.com/moscowchill/9566c79c76c0b64c57f8bd0716f97c48
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https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/releases/tag/v2.11.1
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/security/advisories/GHSA-hffm-g8v7-wrv7
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Hyperlink: https://gist.github.com/moscowchill/9566c79c76c0b64c57f8bd0716f97c48
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/releases/tag/v2.11.1
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