Cyber Posture

CVE-2026-43634

HighPublic PoC

Published: 19 May 2026

Published
19 May 2026
Modified
19 May 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score N/A
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-43634 is a high-severity Use of Less Trusted Source (CWE-348) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Threat & Defense Details

Likely Mitigating ControlsAI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-348

Prevents use of less-trusted or adversarial sources by requiring proof of origin and integrity before accepting responses.

NVD 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…

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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.

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Details

CWE(s)

Affected Products

HestiaCP
inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

References