CVE-2025-54588

High

Description

Envoy is an open source L7 proxy and communication bus designed for large modern service oriented architectures. Versions 1.34.0 through 1.34.4 and 1.35.0 contain a use-after-free (UAF) vulnerability in the DNS cache, causing abnormal process termination. The vulnerability is in Envoy's Dynamic Forward Proxy implementation, occurring when a completion callback for a DNS resolution triggers new DNS resolutions or removes existing pending resolutions. This condition may occur when the following conditions are met: dynamic Forwarding Filter is enabled, the `envoy.reloadable_features.dfp_cluster_resolves_hosts` runtime flag is enabled, and the Host header is modified between the Dynamic Forwarding Filter and Router filters. This issue is resolved in versions 1.34.5 and 1.35.1. To work around this issue, set the envoy.reloadable_features.dfp_cluster_resolves_hosts runtime flag to false.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductEnvoy
PublishedSep 3, 2025
First seenSep 3, 2025

How to fix

Update
  • envoyproxy envoy1.34.5 or later
  • github.com/envoyproxy/envoy1.35.1, 1.34.5 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
envoyproxy envoy1.34.0 ≤ v < 1.34.5, 1.35.01.34.5
github.com/envoyproxy/envoyGo1.35.0 ≤ v < 1.35.1, 1.34.0 ≤ v < 1.34.51.35.1, 1.34.5

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CVE-2025-54588 · Envoy · Dark Radar