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CVE-2026-73553· NVD / CVE Program· CNA GitHub_M

Envoy: RBAC Authorization Bypass via Path Parameters

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.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Sep 21, 2026
Updated
Sep 23, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 42th percentile
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Action score

30

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · GitHub_M
7.5
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Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • envoyproxy envoy

    • < 1.36.10, >= 1.37.0, < 1.37.6, >= 1.38.0, < 1.38.4, >= 1.39.0, < 1.39.1affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
openSUSE:Tumbleweedistioctlbefore 1.30.4-1.11.30.4-1.1

Same product

envoyproxy: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    56Plan
  • CVE-2024-27919HTTP/2: memory exhaustion due to CONTINUATION frame flood
    56Plan
  • CVE-2021-29492Bypass of path matching rules using escaped slash characters
    53Plan
  • CVE-2019-15226Upon receiving each incoming request header data, Envoy will iterate over existing request headers to verify that the total size of the head
    49Plan
  • CVE-2019-9901Envoy 1.9.0 and before does not normalize HTTP URL paths.
    41Plan
  • CVE-2019-18802An issue was discovered in Envoy 1.12.0.
    40Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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Product / packageFixed versionSource
opensuse:istioctl1.30.4-1.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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EPSS, last 120 days

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-436 · Interpretation Conflict

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

nvd-secondary

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References

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