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CVE-2026-47778
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 comple
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"envoy","vendor":"envoyproxy","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":">= 1.38.0, < 1.38.1"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 1.37.0, < 1.37.3"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 1.36.0, < 1.36.7"},{"status":"affected","version":"< 1.35.11"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":4.4,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"HIGH","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:a3e46bf6c137d08c773781f047859b08ea8e14d03eb901dc23436106966ce99c · sha256:b66c69f140852b81… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-158","description":"CWE-158: Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
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Source references
2 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-f8x4-rw5x-f3r7","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-f8x4-rw5x-f3r7"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:a3e46bf6c137d08c773781f047859b08ea8e14d03eb901dc23436106966ce99c · sha256:b66c69f140852b81… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-f8x4-rw5x-f3r7"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:a3e46bf6c137d08c773781f047859b08ea8e14d03eb901dc23436106966ce99c · sha256:b66c69f140852b81… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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