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CVE-2026-73550

7.5 · HIGH

Envoy is an open source edge and service proxy designed for cloud-native applications.

Published Sep 21, 2026envoyproxyCWE-401EPSS 0.55%

Overview

CVE-2026-73550 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting envoyproxy envoy. It was published on September 21, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

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 copies every decoded HTTP/2 Host header value before discarding it when :authority is already present. The discarded value bypasses saveHeader, so its bytes and count are not charged against request header limits. An unauthenticated client can use HPACK indexing to submit many references to a large Host value across a bounded number of streams, forcing extreme header-copy allocation and causing the proxy to be out-of-memory killed. The relevant scope boundary is that the demonstrated amplification uses HTTP/2 HPACK and the duplicate Host discard behavior. This issue is fixed in versions 1.36.10, 1.37.6, 1.38.4, and 1.39.1.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from envoyproxy. Update envoy to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
envoyproxyenvoy>= 0, < 1.36.10Affected

References

GitHubgithub.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/0910997f70e91d2d20c329bb507bfce44ce01f80GitHubgithub.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/1fec994c868df008cdd4ae285aab58a196fd31f2GitHubgithub.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/3fd0ffee7ac87adf3bc6e421656bb96310512300GitHubgithub.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/fc75d8e35b0d11acbae18b63a0bd96e32e84f61bGitHubgithub.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.36.10GitHubgithub.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.37.6GitHubgithub.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.38.4GitHubgithub.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.39.1GitHubgithub.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-qgf6-qvhw-4hvhGitHubgithub.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-qgf6-qvhw-4hvh

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-73550?

CVE-2026-73550 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting envoyproxy envoy. It was published on September 21, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-73550?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-73550?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from envoyproxy. Update envoy to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2026-73550?

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