diff --git a/cauldron/config.py b/cauldron/config.py
index a950a6f..0f4f5bc 100644
--- a/cauldron/config.py
+++ b/cauldron/config.py
@@ -54,6 +54,18 @@ class Config:
     # Independent toggle from base_url so dev/staging can override.
     behind_tls: bool
 
+    # Comma-separated list of CIDRs (or single IPs) whose X-Forwarded-*
+    # headers we trust. Empty = trust nothing → ProxyFix is NOT enabled
+    # and incoming X-Forwarded-* headers from any peer are stripped before
+    # they reach the app. When non-empty, only the listed peers can set
+    # the perceived scheme/host/port. Audit CVE-NEW-6 (2026-05-02 PM):
+    # the prior `if cfg.behind_tls: ProxyFix(...)` trusted X-Forwarded-*
+    # from ANY peer that could reach :7790 — including other containers
+    # on the sulkta docker network, since gunicorn binds 0.0.0.0:7790.
+    # An attacker on a sibling container could spoof X-Forwarded-Proto
+    # and have request.is_secure return True even on plain HTTP.
+    trusted_proxies: tuple[str, ...]
+
 
 def load() -> Config:
     return Config(
@@ -89,4 +101,9 @@ def load() -> Config:
         ),
         base_url=os.environ.get("CAULDRON_BASE_URL", "").rstrip("/"),
         behind_tls=os.environ.get("CAULDRON_BEHIND_TLS", "false").lower() in ("1", "true", "yes"),
+        trusted_proxies=tuple(
+            s.strip()
+            for s in os.environ.get("CAULDRON_TRUSTED_PROXIES", "").split(",")
+            if s.strip()
+        ),
     )
diff --git a/cauldron/enrich_recipes.py b/cauldron/enrich_recipes.py
index d513323..f1d321d 100644
--- a/cauldron/enrich_recipes.py
+++ b/cauldron/enrich_recipes.py
@@ -132,6 +132,14 @@ def run_enrich(
                 )
                 continue
 
+            # Heartbeat between Sonnet sub-calls so a slow verify_allergens
+            # doesn't push last_progress_at past db.fail_stuck_enrich_jobs's
+            # stale_minutes (15) window. Audit CODE-5 (2026-05-02 PM):
+            # without this, two ~3-4-min Sonnet calls back-to-back could
+            # straddle the 15-min staleness gate and a still-alive job
+            # would be incorrectly reaped at next worker restart.
+            db.update_enrich_job_progress(job_id, current_slug=slug)
+
             # Verification pass: re-check contains.* booleans with a strict
             # prompt. Catches false-positives like "pork=true on sweet potatoes"
             # that the conservative-default rule produces. Best-effort —
diff --git a/cauldron/server.py b/cauldron/server.py
index 9ead02c..184e22a 100644
--- a/cauldron/server.py
+++ b/cauldron/server.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Routes (current):
   POST /api/sterilize/apply/<slug>           (admin bearer) v0.1 sterilizer
 """
 import hmac
+import ipaddress
 from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta
 from functools import wraps
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
@@ -77,12 +78,66 @@ def create_app() -> Flask:
         MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH=1 * 1024 * 1024,
     )
 
-    # Honor X-Forwarded-Proto/Host/For from the rackham reverse proxy
-    # so request.is_secure / request.host reflect the public-facing TLS
-    # endpoint, not the OpenVPN-internal :7790. One hop trusted (audit
-    # CVE-J6, ProxyFix recommendation).
-    if cfg.behind_tls:
+    # X-Forwarded-* trust chain: parse the trusted-proxy CIDR list once
+    # at boot. Empty = trust nothing → ProxyFix is NOT enabled and any
+    # X-Forwarded-* headers from any peer get stripped before they reach
+    # the app. Audit CVE-NEW-6 (2026-05-02 PM 2nd-pass): the prior
+    # `if cfg.behind_tls: ProxyFix(...)` trusted X-Forwarded-* from any
+    # peer that could reach :7790 — including sibling containers on the
+    # sulkta docker network, since gunicorn binds 0.0.0.0:7790. An
+    # attacker on a co-located container could spoof X-Forwarded-Proto
+    # and have request.is_secure return True even on plain HTTP.
+    _trusted_networks: list[ipaddress.IPv4Network | ipaddress.IPv6Network] = []
+    for entry in cfg.trusted_proxies:
+        try:
+            _trusted_networks.append(ipaddress.ip_network(entry, strict=False))
+        except ValueError:
+            app.logger.warning("CAULDRON_TRUSTED_PROXIES: ignoring invalid entry %r", entry)
+
+    def _peer_is_trusted(remote_addr: str) -> bool:
+        if not remote_addr or not _trusted_networks:
+            return False
+        try:
+            ip = ipaddress.ip_address(remote_addr)
+        except ValueError:
+            return False
+        return any(ip in net for net in _trusted_networks)
+
+    class _StripUntrustedForwardedHeaders:
+        """WSGI middleware: when the immediate peer (REMOTE_ADDR pre-
+        ProxyFix) is NOT in CAULDRON_TRUSTED_PROXIES, strip every
+        X-Forwarded-* and Forwarded environ var so ProxyFix won't act
+        on attacker-supplied scheme/host/for values. This middleware
+        wraps the OUTSIDE of ProxyFix so it runs first."""
+        FORWARDED_KEYS = (
+            "HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR",
+            "HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO",
+            "HTTP_X_FORWARDED_HOST",
+            "HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PORT",
+            "HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PREFIX",
+            "HTTP_FORWARDED",
+        )
+
+        def __init__(self, wsgi_app):
+            self.wsgi_app = wsgi_app
+
+        def __call__(self, environ, start_response):
+            if not _peer_is_trusted(environ.get("REMOTE_ADDR", "")):
+                for k in self.FORWARDED_KEYS:
+                    environ.pop(k, None)
+            return self.wsgi_app(environ, start_response)
+
+    if cfg.trusted_proxies:
+        # Compose: strip(proxyfix(app)). WSGI wraps outside-in, so strip
+        # runs FIRST (filters environ), then ProxyFix sees only headers
+        # from trusted peers, then the original Flask app.
         app.wsgi_app = ProxyFix(app.wsgi_app, x_for=1, x_proto=1, x_host=1, x_port=1)
+        app.wsgi_app = _StripUntrustedForwardedHeaders(app.wsgi_app)
+    else:
+        # No trusted proxies configured. Even on a LAN HTTP deploy
+        # someone could send X-Forwarded-* headers and trick something
+        # downstream — strip them defensively.
+        app.wsgi_app = _StripUntrustedForwardedHeaders(app.wsgi_app)
 
     # Apply migrations on startup
     applied = db.migrate()
@@ -364,6 +419,14 @@ def create_app() -> Flask:
         return local_id
 
     def current_household_id() -> int | None:
+        """Canonical household_id source for session-authenticated routes.
+        EVERY session-auth handler that scopes data by household MUST get
+        its `hid` from this helper, never from request body / query / form
+        — otherwise we open a cross-household read/write surface (audit
+        CODE-4 convention, 2026-05-02 PM 2nd-pass). Admin-bearer endpoints
+        legitimately derive hid from `started_by_sub` because the bearer
+        IS the trust anchor for those calls; that path is documented
+        separately at the admin endpoints."""
         u = session.get("user")
         if not u:
             return None