Description
Envoy Gateway is an open source project for managing Envoy Proxy as a standalone or Kubernetes-based application gateway. A user with access to the Kubernetes cluster can use a path traversal attack to execute Envoy Admin interface commands on proxies managed by any version of Envoy Gateway prior to 1.2.6. The admin interface can be used to terminate the Envoy process and extract the Envoy configuration (possibly containing confidential data). Version 1.2.6 fixes the issue. As a workaround, the `EnvoyProxy` API can be used to apply a bootstrap config patch that restricts access strictly to the prometheus stats endpoint. Find below an example of such a bootstrap patch.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| envoyproxy | gateway | < 1.2.6 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP6 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20250128T150132-150000.1.29.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:0297-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20250128T150132-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:14710-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20250128T150132-150000.1.29.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:0297-1 |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | envoy-gateway | 1.2.6-r0 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/envoyproxy/gateway | < 1.2.6 | 1.2.6 | GHSA-j777-63hf-hx76 |
Advisories 2
- SUSE-SU-2025:0297-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 5, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:14710-1 govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250128T150132-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/security/advisories/GHSA-j777-63hf-hx76
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/commit/3eb3301ab3dbf12b201b47bdb6074d1233be07bd
- https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/latest/configuration/best_practices/edge
- https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/latest/operations/admin