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envoyproxy envoy — Envoy: Null pointer deref in internal redirects
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N L N N U N N H 7.5 .0033 25.7 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
envoy >= 1.38.0, < 1.38.3 – —
TIMELINE
May 18 Reserved by GitHub_M
Jun 26 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-47221 (envoyproxy envoy). Public exploit reference added.
Jun 26 Published (CNA: GitHub_M)
Description
Envoy is an open source edge and service proxy designed for cloud-native applications. From 1.18.0 until 1.35.13, 1.36.9, 1.37.5, and 1.38.3, the router filter contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability when handling HTTP 303 (See Other) internal redirects for body-less non-GET/HEAD requests. When a POST, PUT, DELETE, or PATCH request without a body is sent to a route configured with internal redirect policy that includes 303 in redirect_response_codes, and the upstream responds with HTTP 303, the redirect handling code attempts to drain a request body buffer that was never allocated. This results in a segmentation fault that crashes the entire Envoy process. When route configured with internal_redirect_policy including 303 in redirect_response_codes and upstream must return HTTP 303 response, an unauthenticated attacker can exploit this to cause complete denial of service, terminating all active connections. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.35.13, 1.36.9, 1.37.5, and 1.38.3.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| May 18, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by GitHub_M |
| June 26, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-47221 (envoyproxy envoy). Public exploit reference added. |
| June 26, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: GitHub_M) |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| envoyproxy | envoy | — | >= 1.38.0, < 1.38.3 | — |
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