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CVE-2026-2836

8.4
High
EPSS 0.39%Patch availableMar 5, 2026

Default Pingora CacheKey causes cache poisoning and cross-tenant leakage.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-2836 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-2836 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.39% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-2836?

CVE-2026-2836 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.4. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-2836?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-2836. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2026-2836 affect?

CVE-2026-2836 affects Pingora HTTP proxy framework (alpha caching). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-2836?

Upgrade to v0.8.0+; implement custom CacheKey including Host header and scheme

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Pingora HTTP proxy framework (alpha caching)
impact

Cross-tenant data leakage and cache poisoning via insecure default CacheKey; attacker may serve poisoned responses.

action required

Immediate action required

affected versions
Cloudflare https://github.com/cloudflare/pingora
  • affected< 0.8.0

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

how to fix
Remediation steps are tailored for users whose stack is affected. Add this technology to your stack to see the fix checklist.
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