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CVE-2026-26309 (GCVE-0-2026-26309)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-10 19:04 – Updated: 2026-03-10 20:12
VLAI
Title
Envoy has an off-by-one write in JsonEscaper::escapeString()
Summary
Envoy is a high-performance edge/middle/service proxy. Prior to 1.37.1, 1.36.5, 1.35.8, and 1.34.13, an off-by-one write in Envoy::JsonEscaper::escapeString() can corrupt std::string null-termination, causing undefined behavior and potentially leading to crashes or out-of-bounds reads when the resulting string is later treated as a C-string. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.37.1, 1.36.5, 1.35.8, and 1.34.13.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-03-10 20:10 UTC
CWE
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Vendor Product Version CPE status
envoyproxy envoy Affected: >= 1.37.0, < 1.37.1
Affected: >= 1.36.0, < 1.36.5
Affected: >= 1.35.0, < 1.35.9
Affected: < 1.34.13
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