CVE-2026-47778
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CVE-2026-47778 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.4/10 on the CVSS scale. 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, a structural flaw was identified in DefaultCertValidator::verifySubjectAltName where the extracted DNS SAN string is cast to a C-style string using .c_str() before being passed to the Utility::dnsNameMatch() algorithm. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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, a structural flaw was identified in DefaultCertValidator::verifySubjectAltName where the extracted DNS SAN string is cast to a C-style string using .c_str() before being passed to the Utility::dnsNameMatch() algorithm. If the attacker serves a certificate with a dNSName SAN containing an embedded NUL byte, the helper Utility::generalNameAsString captures the complete string including the NUL. However, when .c_str() evaluates it, implicit conversion to absl::string_view inside dnsNameMatch relies on strlen(), prematurely truncating the evaluation context. Envoy evaluates trucated string against the exact required config_san match and returns true, thereby successfully validating the string with the Nul byte for an upstream routing. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.35.11, 1.36.7, 1.37.3, and 1.38.1.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Envoyproxy | Envoy | < 1.35.13 |
| Envoyproxy | Envoy | >= 1.36.0, < 1.36.9 |
| Envoyproxy | Envoy | >= 1.37.0, < 1.37.5 |
| Envoyproxy | Envoy | >= 1.38.0, < 1.38.3 |
References
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-f8x4-rw5x-f3r7Exploit, Vendor Advisory, Mitigation
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-f8x4-rw5x-f3r7Exploit, Vendor Advisory, Mitigation
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