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CVE-2026-43634 - HestiaCP 1.2.0-1.9.4 IP Spoofing via CF-Connecting-IP Header

CVE ID :CVE-2026-43634
Published : May 19, 2026, 3:16 p.m. | 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
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.
Severity: 8.7 | HIGH
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