7.5

CVE-2026-47220: envoyproxy envoy NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 26-06-2026Last modified 15-07-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-47220 is a high (CVSS 7.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in envoyproxy envoy. EPSS estimates a 0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.66%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 26-06-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Envoy is an open source edge and service proxy designed for cloud-native applications. From 1.37.0 until 1.37.5 and 1.38.3, when the %REQUESTED_SERVER_NAME(X:Y)% is used in log format and host related options is specified, like HOST_FIRST, SNI_FIRST, it's possible to crash Envoy when the specified host header is missing in the request headers. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.37.5 and 1.38.3.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.66%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

51%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.66% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
0.66%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Envoy

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Envoyproxy1 product
  • envoy≥ 1.37.0, < 1.37.5 | ≥ 1.38.0, < 1.38.3

1 vendor · 1 product

References

4 links