High severity · published Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2026-47774
Envoy vulnerable to HTTP/2 memory exhaustion via cookie header size bypass and HPACK amplification
7.5
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Envoy is an open source edge and service proxy designed for cloud-native applications. Prior to versions 1.35.11, 1.36.7, 1.37.3, and 1.38.1, a vulnerability in Envoy's HTTP/2 downstream request processing allows an unauthenticated remote client to trigger excessive memory consumption, potentially resulting in OOM termination of the Envoy process and denial of service. The issue arises from the combination of two behaviors. First, cookie header bytes are not fully accounted for during request header size validation in Envoy. Second, HPACK header block limits in oghttp2/quiche are enforced on encoded bytes without a corresponding limit on total decoded header size. Together, these behaviors allow a malicious client to cause large decoded header allocations while bypassing the intended request header size protections. Versions 1.35.11, 1.36.7, 1.37.3, and 1.38.1 contain a fix. No complete workaround is known short of applying a fix. Possible temporary mitigations include disabling downstream HTTP/2 where operationally feasible; enforcing stricter request header and cookie limits before traffic reaches Envoy; and monitoring Envoy memory usage for abnormal growth under HTTP/2 traffic.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 62% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EN
envoy · envoyproxy
< 1.35.11; >= 1.36.0, < 1.36.7; >= 1.37.0, < 1.37.3; >= 1.38.0, < 1.38.1 · source: vendor, NVD
OS
Openshift Service Mesh · Redhat
2.6 before 2.6.17; 3.0 before 3.0.12; 3.1 before 3.1.9; 3.2 before 3.2.6; 3.3 before 3.3.4 · source: NVD
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 2.6 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.0 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.1 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.2 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.3 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47774
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47774
Mitigation
https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-22m2-hvr2-xqc8
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/04/15
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26210
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26222
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26231
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26247
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