CVE-2026-73553
Envoy: RBAC Authorization Bypass via Path Parameters
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.51 % · percentile 43 ()
- 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, When ignore_path_parameters_in_path_matching is enabled, Envoy's router strips the semicolon suffix before matching but the RBAC url_path matcher evaluates the raw path. A downstream request such as /admin;x can therefore miss a DENY rule for /admin while the router still selects the protected /admin backend. The inconsistent canonicalization allows an unauthenticated client to bypass path-based authorization. The relevant scope boundary is that the route option and a path-based RBAC rule must both be present, and the protected route must match after stripping. This issue is fixed in versions 1.36.10, 1.37.6, 1.38.4, and 1.39.1.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-436 — Interpretation Conflict
References
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-77x5-xqjg-hprq
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/0be4a0302ea94a894e470817c2edfbd5ed90d273
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/6a703a375a20e3bf98140ee5f5522c614adee7b6
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/b6ec9b66cc33a415e2fa81a6fa8363cac4772dd1
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/e6d5fe885409ebb335ed3934a167f0bcfea471f2
- 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:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-84120
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-73553
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 |