CVE-2025-46821Network attack vector

Unauthenticated RBAC bypass via asterisk path mismatch

Published May 7, 2025 · Updated May 8, 2025

RBAC bypass in Envoy 1.31.7 and earlier, 1.32.0 through 1.32.5, 1.33.0 through 1.33.2, and 1.34.0 allows remote attackers to reach protected paths. The URI template matcher omits the asterisk from its valid path-character set, so an asterisk-bearing path fails to match a configured uri_template permission. Exposure requires HTTP RBAC configured with uri_template permissions; a crafted unauthenticated request can read resources that the affected rule was intended to deny.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

RBAC bypass in Envoy 1.31.7 and earlier, 1.32.0 through 1.32.5, 1.33.0 through 1.33.2, and 1.34.0 allows remote attackers to reach protected paths. The URI template matcher omits the asterisk from its valid path-character set, so an asterisk-bearing path fails to match a configured uri_template permission. Exposure requires HTTP RBAC configured with uri_template permissions; a crafted unauthenticated request can read resources that the affected rule was intended to deny.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-46821
Published
May 7, 2025
Updated
May 8, 2025
Vendor
Envoy Proxy
Product
Envoy
Classifications
CWE-186, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 7, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 8, 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=< 1.31.8
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 1.32.0, < 1.32.6
  3. Affected versionversion=>= 1.33.0, < 1.33.3
  4. Affected versionversion=>= 1.34.0, < 1.34.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Envoy Proxy · Envoyversion=< 1.31.8; version=>= 1.32.0, < 1.32.6; version=>= 1.33.0, < 1.33.3; version=>= 1.34.0, < 1.34.1

Published CVSS scores

5.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
5.3GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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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 exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-186Overly Restrictive Regular Expression
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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