CVE-2026-26308 PUBLISHED

Envoy has an RBAC Header Validation Bypass via Multi-Value Header Concatenation

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 13.02.2026 Published: 10.03.2026 Updated: 10.03.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 7.5

Product Status

Vendor envoyproxy
Product envoy
Versions
  • Version >= 1.37.0, < 1.37.1 is affected
  • Version >= 1.36.0, < 1.36.5 is affected
  • Version >= 1.35.0, < 1.35.9 is affected
  • Version < 1.34.13 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization CWE