CVE-2026-73547 Envoy - Denial of Service

Envoy < 1.36.10, 1.37.6, 1.38.4, and 1.39.1 contains a denial of service caused by dereferencing a null pointer in ext_authz filter when handling path-less CONNECT requests with query-parameter mutation, letting unauthenticated downstream clients crash the process, exploit requires accepting path-less CONNECT and ext_authz query-parameter mutation.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
Proof of concept available
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.55% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Denial of Service
Impact
Denial Of Service
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
21 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-20

Vendor fix

Update to versions 1.36.10, 1.37.6, 1.38.4, or 1.39.1 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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