Description
Envoy is a high-performance edge/middle/service proxy. Prior to 1.37.1, 1.36.5, 1.35.8, and 1.34.13, the Envoy RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) filter contains a logic vulnerability in how it validates HTTP headers when multiple values are present for the same header name. Instead of validating each header value individually, Envoy concatenates all values into a single comma-separated string. This behavior allows attackers to bypass RBAC policies—specifically "Deny" rules—by sending duplicate headers, effectively obscuring the malicious value from exact-match mechanisms. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.37.1, 1.36.5, 1.35.8, and 1.34.13.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-ghc4-35x6-crw5
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0029
EPSS Percentile
20.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-863
Status
published
Products (3)
envoyproxy/envoy
1.37.0
envoyproxy/envoy
< 1.34.13
envoyproxy/envoy
1.37.0 - 1.37.1Go
Published
Mar 10, 2026
Tracked Since
Mar 11, 2026