CVE-2026-55430: Github.com/coder/coder/v2 Coder's Subdomain Workspace App Routing Vulnerability

{
  "schema_version" : "1.4.0",
  "id" : "GHSA-5g4w-3vw9-478w",
  "modified" : "2026-07-06T21:05:31Z",
  "published" : "2026-07-06T21:05:31Z",
  "aliases" : [ "CVE-2026-55430" ],
  "summary" : "Coder's subdomain workspace app routing trusts unauthenticated X-Forwarded-Host header, enabling cross-app data access",
  "details" : "### Summary\n\nThe workspace app proxy resolves the target app from `httpapi.RequestHost()` which prefers the `X-Forwarded-Host` header over the real `Host` header. No middleware strips `X-Forwarded-Host` before routing and the header is not browser-forbidden so client-side JavaScript can set it on `fetch()` calls.\n\n> **Note:** Practical exploitation requires subdomain app routing (wildcard hostname) enabled, a victim who visits the attacker's shared app and a deployment whose upstream proxy does not strip `X-Forwarded-Host`.\n\n### Impact\n\nApp session cookies are scoped to the wildcard parent domain so the browser attaches them to any app subdomain. An attacker who controls a shared workspace app can serve JavaScript that sends same-site requests with a forged `X-Forwarded-Host` pointing at a victim's private app. The server routes by the attacker-controlled header but authorizes with the victim's cookie which lets the attacker read the victim's private app responses. Subdomain app routing must be enabled and no upstream proxy may strip `X-Forwarded-Host`.\n\n### Patches\n\nThe fix trusts `X-Forwarded-Host` only from configured trusted proxies and otherwise resolves the routing host from the verified request host.\n\nThe fix was backported to all supported release lines:\n\n| Release line | Patched version |\n|---|---|\n| 2.34 | [v2.34.2](https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.34.2) |\n| 2.33 | [v2.33.8](https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.33.8) |\n| 2.32 | [v2.32.7](https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.32.7) |\n| 2.29 (ESR) | [v2.29.17](https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.29.17) |\n\n### Workarounds\n\nPlace an upstream reverse proxy that strips or overwrites `X-Forwarded-Host` on untrusted requests.\n\n### Resources\n\n- Fix: #26204\n\n### Credits\n\nCoder would like to thank Anthropic's Security Team (ANT-2026-22435) for independently disclosing this issue!",
  "severity" : [ {
    "type" : "CVSS_V3",
    "score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N"
  } ],
  "affected" : [ {
    "package" : {
      "ecosystem" : "Go",
      "name" : "github.com/coder/coder/v2"
    },
    "ranges" : [ {
      "type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
      "events" : [ {
        "introduced" : "2.34.0"
      }, {
        "fixed" : "2.34.2"
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  }, {
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      "name" : "github.com/coder/coder/v2"
    },
    "ranges" : [ {
      "type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
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        "introduced" : "2.33.0"
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    },
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      "events" : [ {
        "introduced" : "2.30.0"
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        "fixed" : "2.32.7"
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  }, {
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  "references" : [ {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/coder/coder/security/advisories/GHSA-5g4w-3vw9-478w"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/coder/coder/pull/26204"
  }, {
    "type" : "PACKAGE",
    "url" : "https://github.com/coder/coder"
  } ],
  "database_specific" : {
    "cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-345", "CWE-441" ],
    "severity" : "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed" : true,
    "github_reviewed_at" : "2026-07-06T21:05:31Z",
    "nvd_published_at" : null
  }
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