# CVE-2026-6994: Envoy Query Parameter header\_mutation.cc params.add injection

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-04-25 · Updated: 2026-04-27

## Affected

- n/a Envoy: 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, 1.20, 1.21, 1.22, 1.23, 1.24, 1.25, 1.26, 1.27, 1.28, 1.29, and 4 more

## Description

A weakness has been identified in Envoy up to 1.33.0. Affected is the function params.add of the file source/extensions/filters/http/header_mutation/header_mutation.cc of the component Query Parameter Handler. This manipulation causes injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Patch name: f8f4f1e02fdc64ecd4acf2d903208dd7285ad3a4. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Envoy, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/359546
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/359546/cti
- https://vuldb.com/submit/797241
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/pull/43502/
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/f8f4f1e02fdc64ecd4acf2d903208dd7285ad3a4

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