CVE-2026-47778
Description
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, a structural flaw was identified in DefaultCertValidator::verifySubjectAltName where the extracted DNS SAN string is cast to a C-style string using .c_str() before being passed to the Utility::dnsNameMatch() algorithm. If the attacker serves a certificate with a dNSName SAN containing an embedded NUL byte, the helper Utility::generalNameAsString captures the complete string including the NUL. However, when .c_str() evaluates it, implicit conversion to absl::string_view inside dnsNameMatch relies on strlen(), prematurely truncating the evaluation context. Envoy evaluates trucated string against the exact required config_san match and returns true, thereby successfully validating the string with the Nul byte for an upstream routing. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.35.11, 1.36.7, 1.37.3, and 1.38.1.
How to fix
- envoyproxy envoy1.35.13, 1.36.9, 1.37.5, 1.38.3 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| envoyproxy envoy | v < 1.35.13, 1.36.0 ≤ v < 1.36.9, 1.37.0 ≤ v < 1.37.5, 1.38.0 ≤ v < 1.38.3 | 1.35.13, 1.36.9, 1.37.5, 1.38.3 |
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