Envoyproxy: openshift service mesh envoy http header sanitization bypass leading to dos and unauthorized access
Priority LOW 32CWE-444Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
A flaw was found in OpenShift Service Mesh 2.6.3 and 2.5.6. Rate-limiter avoidance, access-control bypass, CPU and memory exhaustion, and replay attacks may be possible due to improper HTTP header sanitization in Envoy.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00424 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | envoyproxy | 2.6.3; 2.5.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | OpenShift Service Mesh 2 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | OpenShift Service Mesh 2 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Service Mesh 2 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 1 product
- OpenShift Service Mesh 2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-0752
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wpxv-x75w-vp46
References
More Red Hat Openshift Service Mesh vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-06950 Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to a settings flood, potentially leading to a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-06949 Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to a reset flood, potentially leading to a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-06948 Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to resource loops, potentially leading to a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-32429 Axios: Credential Theft and Response Hijacking via Prototype Pollution Gadget in Config Merge CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2019-06946 Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to window size manipulation and stream… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-0752 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-0752 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wpxv-x75w-vp46 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-0752 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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