NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting envoyproxy/envoy package, versions [,1.36.10)[1.37.0,1.37.6)[1.38.0,1.38.4)[1.39.0,1.39.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.83% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-ENVOYPROXYENVOY-20078981
  • published24 Sept 2026
  • disclosed26 Aug 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 26 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-73547  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade envoyproxy/envoy to version 1.36.10, 1.37.6, 1.38.4, 1.39.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference due to the handling of CONNECT requests that lack the :path pseudo-header. An attacker can cause a crash of the process by sending specially crafted requests.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1