Vulnerability in Envoyproxy Envoy
CVE-2026-48042
Envoy is an open source edge and service proxy designed for cloud-native applications. Prior to 1.35.11, 1.36.7, 1.37.3, and 1.38.1, destructor of JSON Object results in stack overflow when deeply O(100K) nested objects are present. This v…
EPSS: 0.004 (29.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Envoyproxy Envoy — versions >= 1.38.0, < 1.38.1, >= 1.37.0, < 1.37.3, >= 1.36.0, < 1.36.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-48042?
- CVE-2026-48042 is a high-severity vulnerability in Envoyproxy Envoy, classified under CWE-1124. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-06-26.
- How severe is CVE-2026-48042?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.