CVE-2022-23635

HIGH7.5EPSS 0.68%

Unauthenticated control plane denial of service attack in Istio

Published: 2/23/2022Modified: 2/4/2026

Description

### Impact The Istio control plane, `istiod`, is vulnerable to a request processing error, allowing a malicious attacker that sends a specially crafted message which results in the control plane crashing. This endpoint is served over TLS port 15012, but does not require any authentication from the attacker. For simple installations, Istiod is typically only reachable from within the cluster, limiting the blast radius. However, for some deployments, especially [multicluster](https://istio.io/latest/docs/setup/install/multicluster/primary-remote/) topologies, this port is exposed over the public internet. ### Patches - Istio 1.13.1 and above - Istio 1.12.4 and above - Istio 1.11.7 and above ### Workarounds There are no effective workarounds, beyond upgrading. Limiting network access to Istiod to the minimal set of clients can help lessen the scope of the vulnerability to some extent. ### References More details can be found in the [Istio Security Bulletin](https://istio.io/latest/news/security/istio-security-2022-003) ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please email us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

Affected packages (1)

CVSS scores

SourceVersionSeverityVector
osvCVSS 3.1HIGH7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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