Auth bypass in Envoyproxy Envoy

CVE-2022-29226

Envoy is a cloud-native high-performance proxy. In versions prior to 1.22.1 the OAuth filter implementation does not include a mechanism for validating access tokens, so by design when the HMAC signed cookie is missing a full authentication flow should be triggered. However, the current implementation assumes that access tokens are always validated thus allowing access in the presence of any access token attached to the request. Users are advised to upgrade. There is no known workaround for this issue.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.013 (68.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29226?
CVE-2022-29226 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Envoyproxy Envoy, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2022-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-29226?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-29226 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.