Envoy ext_authz: request `:path` pseudoheader dereferenced w/o null check
cve-program · CVE-2026-73547
PublishedEnvoy 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.
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CVE-2026-73547 · CVE overview and exploitation status
cve-program · CVE-2026-73547
- 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
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