CVE-2026-42273: Heimdall: Case-sensitive host matching may lead to policy bypass
(updated )
Heimdall performs host matching in a case-sensitive manner, while HTTP hostnames are case-insensitive. This discrepancy can result in heimdall failing to match a rule for a request host that differs only in letter casing, potentially causing the request to be classified differently than intended.
Note: The issue can only lead to unintended access if heimdall is configured with an “allow all” default rule. Since v0.16.0, heimdall enforces secure defaults and refuses to start with such a configuration unless this enforcement is explicitly disabled, e.g. via --insecure-skip-secure-default-rule-enforcement or the broader --insecure flag.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-72h4-mxfc-jx37
- github.com/dadrus/heimdall/commit/3d05e56a9e7ef0355f17482b4322054af4e85943
- github.com/dadrus/heimdall/pull/3208
- github.com/dadrus/heimdall/releases/tag/v0.17.14
- github.com/dadrus/heimdall/security/advisories/GHSA-72h4-mxfc-jx37
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42273
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