Incorrect Authorization Affecting cilium/proxy package, versions [1.15.0, 1.15.15)[1.16.0, 1.16.8)[1.17.0, 1.17.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-CILIUMPROXY-9519001
  • published26 Mar 2025
  • disclosed24 Mar 2025
  • creditpjablonski123

Introduced: 24 Mar 2025

NewCVE-2025-30162  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade cilium/proxy to version 1.15.15, 1.16.8, 1.17.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization due to the improper enforcement of egress policies in certain configurations involving Gateway API load balancers.

Note: LoadBalancer resources not deployed via a Gateway API configuration are not affected by this issue.

Workaround

This vulnerability can be mitigated by implementing a Clusterwide Cilium Network Policy that restricts connectivity as per the organization's security requirements.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1