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CVE-2026-73547

Envoy ext_authz: request `:path` pseudoheader dereferenced w/o null check

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Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 1.36.10, 1.37.6, 1.38.4, 1.39.1
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • envoyproxy envoy

    fixed in 1.36.10; From 1.37.0 · fixed in 1.37.6; From 1.38.0 · fixed in 1.38.4; From 1.39.0 · fixed in 1.39.1

References 9

GitHub · envoyproxy/envoy