CVE-2026-43634
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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References
- https://github.com/hestiacp/hestiacp/commit/f381e294500f671cf12716c638afd0bfde901f88
- https://github.com/hestiacp/hestiacp/issues/5229
- https://github.com/hestiacp/hestiacp/pull/5273
- https://mercuryiss.com.au/hestiacp-unauthenticated-rce-ip-spoofing-cve-2026-43633-cve-2026-43634
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hestiacp-ip-spoofing-via-cf-connecting-ip-header
CWEs
CWE-348
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.