CVE-2026-73547
validatedZero produced an exploit or a check.GHSA-87ph-jqwm-pg6r ↗EUVD-2026-84110 ↗
description
Envoy's ext_authz filter can allow an unauthenticated downstream client to terminate the proxy process. Affected deployments accept path-less CONNECT requests and use authorization responses that modify query parameters.
mitigation
Upgrade Envoy to 1.39.1, 1.38.4, 1.37.6, 1.36.10 or later.
fixed in 1.39.1, 1.38.4, 1.37.6, 1.36.10
outcome
Check only, differential: the check fires on the vulnerable build and is silent on the patched one.
source signals
Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.
- 2026-09-21 19:47Zghsa: trigger signal, started the run
- 2026-09-21 19:47Zpublic poc, published 2026-08-26 14:02Z
- 2026-09-21 19:47Zcve.org record for CVE-2026-73547
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published 2026-10-06 12:32Z
last change 2026-10-21 04:45Z
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