CVE-2026-73547
Envoy ext_authz: request `:path` pseudoheader dereferenced w/o null check
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.55 % · percentile 46 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Envoy is an open source edge and service proxy designed for cloud-native applications. Prior to 1.36.10, 1.37.6, 1.38.4, and 1.39.1, Envoy's ext_authz filter assumes that a request contains a :path pseudoheader when applying query_parameters_to_set or query_parameters_to_remove from an authorization response. A path-less CONNECT request makes request_headers_->Path() return null, and Filter::onComplete dereferences that pointer while parsing the query string. An unauthenticated downstream client can crash the Envoy process when the filter and authorization response use query-parameter mutation. The relevant scope boundary is that the deployment must accept path-less CONNECT and configure ext_authz query-parameter mutation. This issue is fixed in versions 1.36.10, 1.37.6, 1.38.4, and 1.39.1.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-87ph-jqwm-pg6r
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/064af2e61d0d1c421490d9e3e6e643c5d117ffe4
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/5f3b8e9b2b8a787a63202d35bb38820f3e9271fe
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/838f8ffd9d7b5217682a22ee33470d4c7afb7e98
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/c3170d7c747e51bb8254378ea89afc03d3e71929
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.36.10
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.37.6
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.38.4
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.39.1
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-84110
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-73547
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 1.36.10cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 1.37.0 < 1.37.6cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 1.38.0 < 1.38.4cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 1.39.0 < 1.39.1
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| envoyproxy · envoy | affected < 1.36.10 ; affected >= 1.37.0, < 1.37.6 ; affected >= 1.38.0, < 1.38.4 ; affected >= 1.39.0, < 1.39.1 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |