CVE-2023-27496Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Unauthenticated crash via missing OAuth state

Published Apr 4, 2023 · Updated Feb 10, 2025

Denial of service in Envoy allows remote attackers to crash the proxy with an OAuth redirect request that omits the state parameter. The OAuth2 filter assumes that every request matching its configured redirect path carries state and processes the absent value until a segmentation fault. The filter must be enabled and exposed, and user interaction is required; the bounded consequence is termination of the Envoy process.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.76%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in Envoy allows remote attackers to crash the proxy with an OAuth redirect request that omits the state parameter. The OAuth2 filter assumes that every request matching its configured redirect path carries state and processes the absent value until a segmentation fault. The filter must be enabled and exposed, and user interaction is required; the bounded consequence is termination of the Envoy process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-27496
Published
Apr 4, 2023
Updated
Feb 10, 2025
Vendor
Envoy Proxy
Product
Envoy
Classifications
CWE-20, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 4, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 1.22.9
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 1.23.0, < 1.23.6
  3. Affected versionversion=>= 1.24.0, < 1.24.4
  4. Affected versionversion=>= 1.25.0, < 1.25.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Envoy Proxy · Envoyversion=< 1.22.9; version=>= 1.23.0, < 1.23.6; version=>= 1.24.0, < 1.24.4; version=>= 1.25.0, < 1.25.3

Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.5GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation Flood

Public exploit references

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