CVE-2026-26330

Envoy global rate limit may crash when the response phase limit is enabled and the response phase request is failed directly

Published Mar 10, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Envoy is a high-performance edge/middle/service proxy. Prior to 1.37.1, 1.36.5, 1.35.8, and 1.34.13, At the rate limit filter, if the response phase limit with apply_on_stream_done in the rate limit configuration is enabled and the response phase limit request fails directly, it may crash Envoy. When both the request phase limit and response phase limit are enabled, the safe gRPC client instance will be re-used for both the request phase request and response phase request. But after the request phase request is done, the inner state of the request phase limit request in gRPC client is not cleaned up. When a second limit request is sent at response phase, and the second limit request fails directly, the previous request's inner state may be accessed and result in crash. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.37.1, 1.36.5, 1.35.8, and 1.34.13.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-c23c-rp3m-vpg3 Envoy's global rate limit may crash when the response phase limit is enabled and the response phase request is failed directly
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:1.37.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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First Time appeared Envoyproxy
Envoyproxy envoy
Vendors & Products Envoyproxy
Envoyproxy envoy
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description Envoy is a high-performance edge/middle/service proxy. Prior to 1.37.1, 1.36.5, 1.35.8, and 1.34.13, At the rate limit filter, if the response phase limit with apply_on_stream_done in the rate limit configuration is enabled and the response phase limit request fails directly, it may crash Envoy. When both the request phase limit and response phase limit are enabled, the safe gRPC client instance will be re-used for both the request phase request and response phase request. But after the request phase request is done, the inner state of the request phase limit request in gRPC client is not cleaned up. When a second limit request is sent at response phase, and the second limit request fails directly, the previous request's inner state may be accessed and result in crash. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.37.1, 1.36.5, 1.35.8, and 1.34.13.
Title Envoy global rate limit may crash when the response phase limit is enabled and the response phase request is failed directly
Weaknesses CWE-416
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Mar 10, 2026, 8:17 PM
Reserved
Feb 13, 2026, 4:27 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 10, 2026, 8:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:26 AM