Vulnerability in Cilium
CVE-2026-49445
Cilium is a networking, observability, and security solution. Prior to 1.17.14, 1.18.8, and 1.19.2, when Cilium L7 functionality is enabled, the embedded or standalone Envoy instance creates a world-accessible admin.sock on cluster nodes…
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.2 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:H.
Affected products
- Cilium — versions < 1.17.14, >= 1.18.0, < 1.18.8, >= 1.19.0, < 1.19.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-49445?
- CVE-2026-49445 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cilium, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.2/10. Published 2026-07-15.
- How severe is CVE-2026-49445?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.2 out of 10.