Envoy: oAuth2 Filter Signout route will not clear cookies because of missing "secure;" flag
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-613.
Summary
Envoy is an open source L7 proxy and communication bus designed for large modern service oriented architectures. In versions below 1.32.10 and 1.33.0 through 1.33.6, 1.34.0 through 1.34.4 and 1.35.0, insufficient Session Expiration in the Envoy OAuth2 filter leads to failed logout operations. When configured with __Secure- or __Host- prefixed cookie names, the filter fails to append the required Secure attribute to the Set-Cookie header during deletion. Modern browsers ignore this invalid request, causing the session cookie to persist. This allows a user to remain logged in after they believe they have logged out, creating a session hijacking risk on shared computers. The current implementation iterates through the configured cookie names to generate deletion headers but does not check for these prefixes. This failure to properly construct the deletion header means the user's session cookies are never removed by the browser, leaving the session active and allowing the next user of the same browser to gain unauthorized access to the original user's account and data. This is fixed in versions 1.32.10, 1.33.7, 1.34.5 and 1.35.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 | envoy | 1.35.0 to before 1.35.1; 1.34.0 to before 1.34.5; 1.33.0 to before 1.33.7; <= 1.32.0, < 1.32.10 | 1.35.1, 1.34.5, 1.33.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- envoy Vendorenvoyproxy Affected 1.35.0 to before 1.35.1; 1.34.0 to before 1.34.5; 1.33.0 to before 1.33.7; <= 1.32.0, < 1.32.10 Fixed in 1.35.1, 1.34.5, 1.33.7 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.32.10; 1.33.0 – 1.33.7; 1.34.0 to before 1.34.5 | Vulnerable | envoyproxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:1.35.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.35.0 | Vulnerable | envoyproxy |
- cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.32.10; 1.33.0 – 1.33.7; 1.34.0 to before 1.34.5 Vulnerable ·envoyproxy
- cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:1.35.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.35.0 Vulnerable ·envoyproxy
Remediation
- Fix · CNA envoy (envoyproxy) Fixed in 1.35.1, 1.34.5, 1.33.7
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2025:16044 Released 2025-09-17 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.1.2
- Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.1 registry.redhat.io/openshift-service-mesh/istio-proxyv2-rhel9
- RHSA-2025:16040 Released 2025-09-17 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.0.5
- Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.0 registry.redhat.io/openshift-service-mesh/istio-proxyv2-rhel9
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:16040 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:16044 |
Not affected: 3 products
- OpenShift Service Mesh 3
- Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.0
- Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-55162
References
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Sources
- CVE-2025-55162 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-55162 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2025-55162 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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