GHSA-rj35-4m94-77jh
Envoy forwards early CONNECT data in TCP proxy mode
At a glance
- Published
- Updated
- CVE
- CVE-2025-64763
- Aliases
- BIT-envoy-2025-64763
- CVSS_V3
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Description
## Summary Forwarding of early CONNECT data in TCP proxy mode. ## Details Per [RFC 7231-4.3.6](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7231#section-4.3.6) the sender of CONNECT (and all inbound proxies) switch to tunnel mode only after receiving 2xx response. However in TCP proxy mode, Envoy accepts client data before it has issued a 2xx response and eagerly proxies it to an established TCP connection. This creates possibility of a de-synchronized tunnel state if a proxy upstream from Envoy responds with a status other an 2xx. The RFC does not specify the behavior in case an early CONNECT data is received and early CONNECT data is common as a latency reduction mechanism. To prevent disruption to existing deployments Envoy will by default allow early CONNECT data. Setting the `envoy.reloadable_features.reject_early_connect_data` runtime flag to `true` will cause CONNECT requests that send data before 2xx response to be rejected. This options should be enabled if there are intermediaries upstream from Envoy that may reject establishment of a CONNECT tunnel. ## Impact De-synchronization of CONNECT tunnel state if a forwarding proxy upstream from Envoy responds with a non 2xx status. ## Attack vector(s) Sending data for a CONNECT request before receiving 2xx response. ## Patches Users should upgrade to v1.36.3, v1.35.7, v1.34.11 or v1.33.13 ## Credits [chasingimpact](https://github.com/chasingimpact) (Patrick)
Affected packages
| Package | Versions |
|---|---|
| Go · github.com/envoyproxy/envoy | introduced 1.36.0, fixed 1.36.3 |
| Go · github.com/envoyproxy/envoy | introduced 1.35.0, fixed 1.35.7 |
| Go · github.com/envoyproxy/envoy | introduced 1.34.0, fixed 1.34.11 |
| Go · github.com/envoyproxy/envoy | introduced 0, fixed 1.33.13 |
References
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-rj35-4m94-77jh WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-64763 ADVISORY
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy PACKAGE
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| OSV.dev | CC-BY 4.0 — GitHub Advisory Database |