CVE-2026-48044
HIGHEnvoy Zstd Decompressor: Ratio Check at Wrong Loop Depth lead to memory explosion
Title source: cnaDescription
Envoy is an open source edge and service proxy designed for cloud-native applications. From 1.23.0 until 1.35.11, 1.36.7, 1.37.3, and 1.38.1, a vulnerability has been identified in Envoy's zstd decompressor implementation (ZstdDecompressorImpl). When zstd decompression is enabled, processing a specially crafted, highly compressed zstd payload can lead to massive memory allocation. An attacker can exploit this to cause severe memory exhaustion, potentially resulting in an Out-Of-Memory (OOM) kill and Denial of Service (DoS) for the Envoy proxy. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.35.11, 1.36.7, 1.37.3, and 1.38.1.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-m3p9-47wh-88wg
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0032
EPSS Percentile
24.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-409
Status
published
Products (5)
envoyproxy/envoy
1.23.0 - 1.35.13
envoyproxy/envoy
>= 1.23.0, < 1.35.11
envoyproxy/envoy
>= 1.36.0, < 1.36.7
envoyproxy/envoy
>= 1.37.0, < 1.37.3
envoyproxy/envoy
>= 1.38.0, < 1.38.1
Published
Jun 26, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 26, 2026