Apache Traffic Server IP Access Control Bypass via UDS

Apache Traffic Server can bypass IP access controls on UDS listeners and through ACL matching errors. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0 through 8.1.9, from 9.0.0 through 9.2.14, from 10.0.0 through 10.1.3. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.2.15 or 10.1.4, which fix the issue.

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Analysis

CVE-2026-58159 represents a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server that allows attackers to circumvent IP-based access controls on Unix Domain Socket (UDS) listeners through ACL matching errors. This vulnerability affects multiple versions across three major release branches (8.x, 9.x, and 10.x), making it a widespread concern for organizations relying on Traffic Server for reverse proxy, load balancing, or API gateway functions. With a CVSS score of 8.2, the vulnerability enables unauthenticated attackers to bypass network segmentation controls and access restricted services, potentially leading to lateral movement, data exfiltration, or service compromise. Organizations running affected versions must prioritize upgrading to 9.2.15 or 10.1.4 immediately.

Casky's 283 matching security skills leverage Claude AI with extended reasoning to identify the attack patterns associated with this vulnerability across MITRE ATT&CK techniques TA0004 (Privilege Escalation) and TA0006 (Credential Access). Practitioners using Casky would detect suspicious patterns including: unauthorized connection attempts to UDS listeners from unexpected network segments, anomalous ACL evaluation logs showing policy mismatches, and access to protected resources without corresponding authentication tokens. The platform's skill mapping would flag reconnaissance activities probing Traffic Server configurations, exploitation attempts bypassing ACL rules, and lateral movement indicators showing access from compromised internal hosts. By correlating these behavioral patterns with known CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) weaknesses, Casky helps security teams distinguish legitimate traffic anomalies from active exploitation attempts targeting this specific vulnerability.

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283 Casky skills cover this attack pattern

These skills use Claude AI's reasoning model to surface findings in the same attack categories as CVE-2026-58159.

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red teaming · high

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red teaming · high

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Access with Stolen Session Cookie

identity access management · low

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MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

TA0004 TA0006

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