CVE-2026-26330Network attack vector

Proxy crash via stale gRPC request state

Published Mar 10, 2026 · Updated Mar 10, 2026

Use-after-free in affected Envoy releases allows remote authenticated users to crash the proxy through the global rate limit filter. The shared safe gRPC client retains completed request-phase state and accesses that stale state when the response-phase request fails immediately. Exploitation requires both limit phases in one filter, apply_on_stream_done, and a direct rate-limit service failure; the bounded consequence is an Envoy process crash.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in affected Envoy releases allows remote authenticated users to crash the proxy through the global rate limit filter. The shared safe gRPC client retains completed request-phase state and accesses that stale state when the response-phase request fails immediately. Exploitation requires both limit phases in one filter, apply_on_stream_done, and a direct rate-limit service failure; the bounded consequence is an Envoy process crash.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-26330
Published
Mar 10, 2026
Updated
Mar 10, 2026
Vendor
Envoy Proxy
Product
Envoy
Classifications
CWE-416, T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 10, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 1.34.13
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 1.35.0, < 1.35.9
  3. Affected versionversion=>= 1.36.0, < 1.36.5
  4. Affected versionversion=>= 1.37.0, < 1.37.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Envoy Proxy · Envoyversion=< 1.34.13; version=>= 1.35.0, < 1.35.9; version=>= 1.36.0, < 1.36.5; version=>= 1.37.0, < 1.37.1

Published CVSS scores

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

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-416Use After Free
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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