Envoy vulnerable to HTTP/2 memory exhaustion via cookie header size bypass and HPACK amplification

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-47774
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-06-17 18:18:02 UTC
Updated2026-07-06 13:40:12 UTC
DescriptionEnvoy is an open source edge and service proxy designed for cloud-native applications. Prior to versions 1.35.11, 1.36.7, 1.37.3, and 1.38.1, a vulnerability in Envoy's HTTP/2 downstream request processing allows an unauthenticated remote client to trigger excessive memory consumption, potentially resulting in OOM termination of the Envoy process and denial of service. The issue arises from the combination of two behaviors. First, cookie header bytes are not fully accounted for during request header size validation in Envoy. Second, HPACK header block limits in oghttp2/quiche are enforced on encoded bytes without a corresponding limit on total decoded header size. Together, these behaviors allow a malicious client to cause large decoded header allocations while bypassing the intended request header size protections. Versions 1.35.11, 1.36.7, 1.37.3, and 1.38.1 contain a fix. No complete workaround is known short of applying a fix. Possible temporary mitigations include disabling downstream HTTP/2 where operationally feasible; enforcing stricter request header and cookie limits before traffic reaches Envoy; and monitoring Envoy memory usage for abnormal growth under HTTP/2 traffic.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.007080000 probability, percentile 0.489540000 (date 2026-07-04)

Problem Types: CWE-405 | CWE-770 | CWE-409 | CWE-405 CWE-405: Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification) | CWE-770 CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling | CWE-409 Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPCVSS7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.10b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46cSecondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Envoyproxy Envoy All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Envoyproxy Envoy affected < 1.35.11 Not specified
CNA Envoyproxy Envoy affected >= 1.36.0, < 1.36.7 Not specified
CNA Envoyproxy Envoy affected >= 1.37.0, < 1.37.3 Not specified
CNA Envoyproxy Envoy affected >= 1.38.0, < 1.38.1 Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 2.6 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.0 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.1 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.2 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.3 Not specified Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26222 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-47774.json 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c security.access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26247 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, Exploit
github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-22m2-hvr2-xqc8 [email protected] github.com Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27114 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26210 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/04/15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-47774 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26231 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
ADP2026-06-04T00:00:00.000ZReported to Red Hat.
ADP2026-06-04T00:00:00.000ZMade public.

Solutions

ADP: RHSA-2026:27114: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 2.6

ADP: RHSA-2026:26210: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.0

ADP: RHSA-2026:26222: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.1

ADP: RHSA-2026:26231: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.2

ADP: RHSA-2026:26247: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.3

Workarounds

ADP: See the security bulletin for a detailed mitigation procedure.

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