High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 26, 2026· Updated Jun 29, 2026
CVE-2026-48044
CVE-2026-48044
Description
Envoy is an open source edge and service proxy designed for cloud-native applications. From 1.23.0 until 1.35.11, 1.36.7, 1.37.3, and 1.38.1, a vulnerability has been identified in Envoy's zstd decompressor implementation (ZstdDecompressorImpl). When zstd decompression is enabled, processing a specially crafted, highly compressed zstd payload can lead to massive memory allocation. An attacker can exploit this to cause severe memory exhaustion, potentially resulting in an Out-Of-Memory (OOM) kill and Denial of Service (DoS) for the Envoy proxy. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.35.11, 1.36.7, 1.37.3, and 1.38.1.
Affected products
5(expand)+ 2 more
- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=1.23.0,<1.35.13
- (no CPE)range: 1.23.0 - 1.35.11, 1.36.7, 1.37.3, 1.38.1
- osv-coords2 versions
>= 1.23.0, < 1.35.11+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 1.23.0, < 1.35.11
- (no CPE)range: < 1.30.2-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-m3p9-47wh-88wgnvdMitigationVendor AdvisoryExploit
News mentions
1- Envoy Proxy: Eleven Vulnerabilities Disclosed Together, Targeting DoS and Memory CorruptionVypr Intelligence · Jun 26, 2026