Auth bypass in Envoyproxy Envoy
CVE-2021-32777
Envoy is an open source L7 proxy and communication bus designed for large modern service oriented architectures. In affected versions when ext-authz extension is sending request headers to the external authorization service it must merge m…
EPSS: 0.000 (5.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Envoyproxy Envoy — versions >= 1.19.0, < 1.19.1, >= 1.18.0, < 1.18.4, >= 1.17.0, < 1.17.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-6g4j-5vrw-2m8h (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/v1.19.0/version_history/version_history (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-32777?
- CVE-2021-32777 is a high-severity vulnerability in Envoyproxy Envoy, classified under CWE-551. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2021-08-24.
- How severe is CVE-2021-32777?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-32777 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.