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Envoy Proxy CVE-2026-47775

| EUVDEUVD-2026-39817 MEDIUM
Error Message Information Leak (CWE-209)
2026-06-26 GitHub_M
6.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: GitHub_M
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Vendor (GitHub_M) PRIMARY
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
vuln.today AI
6.8 MEDIUM

Network attack against /callback; AC:H reflects dual prerequisite of cookie and code theft; UI:R requires active victim OAuth session; C:H/I:H for token-based account takeover; A:N as no availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE
MEDIUM
qualitative

Primary rating from Vendor (GitHub_M).

CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M

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

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch available
Jun 26, 2026 - 19:02 EUVD
Analysis Generated
Jun 26, 2026 - 18:31 vuln.today
CVE Published
Jun 26, 2026 - 17:23 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.8

DescriptionCVE.org

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, the OAuth2 HTTP filter's encrypt()/decrypt() functions use AES-256-CBC without an authentication tag (no HMAC, no AEAD). The /callback endpoint returns HTTP 302 on successful decryption and HTTP 401 on padding failure, creating a padding oracle. An attacker who obtains the encrypted CodeVerifier cookie can recover the plaintext PKCE code_verifier in ~6,200 requests (~100 seconds), then exchange it with a stolen authorization code to obtain the victim's access token. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.35.11, 1.36.7, 1.37.3, and 1.38.1.

AnalysisAI

The OAuth2 HTTP filter in Envoy Proxy prior to versions 1.35.11, 1.36.7, 1.37.3, and 1.38.1 implements AES-256-CBC encryption for the PKCE CodeVerifier cookie without any authentication tag, creating a classic padding oracle through differential HTTP responses on the /callback endpoint. An attacker who obtains the victim's encrypted CodeVerifier cookie and a stolen authorization code can recover the plaintext PKCE code_verifier in approximately 6,200 crafted requests (~100 seconds), then complete the OAuth token exchange to hijack the victim's access token. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis; vendor-confirmed patches are available in all four current release branches.

Technical ContextAI

Envoy (cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy) is a widely-used open-source L7 edge and service proxy deployed as a Kubernetes sidecar and API gateway in cloud-native environments. Its built-in OAuth2 HTTP filter implements PKCE (Proof Key for Code Exchange, RFC 7636), storing the code_verifier in an encrypted browser cookie using AES-256-CBC. The critical flaw is the absence of any authenticated encryption: no HMAC is appended, no AEAD mode (such as AES-GCM) is used, and no MAC-then-encrypt scheme protects the ciphertext integrity. CBC mode without an authentication tag is vulnerable to the Vaudenay-style padding oracle attack: by submitting arbitrary modified ciphertexts to the /callback endpoint, an attacker observes whether decryption yields valid PKCS#7 padding (HTTP 302 redirect on success) or invalid padding (HTTP 401 on failure). CWE-209 captures the information disclosure aspect - the differential HTTP status codes serve as the oracle signal leaking internal decryption state. The root class is unauthenticated symmetric encryption (CWE-327), with CWE-209 describing the specific oracle channel through which plaintext is recovered byte by byte.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Envoy to one of the vendor-confirmed fixed releases: 1.35.11, 1.36.7, 1.37.3, or 1.38.1, which replace the unauthenticated AES-256-CBC scheme with an authenticated encryption implementation, eliminating the padding oracle. Full advisory details are at https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-396h-jpq4-vc7p. If an immediate upgrade is operationally infeasible, the most effective compensating control is to disable the OAuth2 HTTP filter on affected Envoy instances - this eliminates the attack surface entirely at the cost of breaking OAuth2-protected routes, which may require temporarily falling back to an upstream identity-aware proxy. As a lesser mitigation, restricting access to the /callback endpoint at the network or load-balancer layer to known trusted client IP ranges can raise the bar for oracle query submission, but does not remove the cryptographic flaw and is ineffective if legitimate users originate from broad or dynamic IP space.

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SUSE

Severity: Moderate
Product Status
openSUSE Tumbleweed Fixed

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