CVE-2024-23324

Envoy ext auth can be bypassed when Proxy protocol filter sets invalid UTF-8 metadata

Published Feb 9, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.6 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Envoy is a high-performance edge/middle/service proxy. External authentication can be bypassed by downstream connections. Downstream clients can force invalid gRPC requests to be sent to ext_authz, circumventing ext_authz checks when failure_mode_allow is set to true. This issue has been addressed in released 1.29.1, 1.28.1, 1.27.3, and 1.26.7. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-20839 Envoy is a high-performance edge/middle/service proxy. External authentication can be bypassed by downstream connections. Downstream clients can force invalid gRPC requests to be sent to ext_authz, circumventing ext_authz checks when failure_mode_allow is set to true. This issue has been addressed in released 1.29.1, 1.28.1, 1.27.3, and 1.26.7. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 19, 2024, 4:12 PM
Reserved
Jan 15, 2024, 3:19 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 9, 2024, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:12 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Feb 9, 2024, 5:00 PM