CVE-2026-22771
Envoy Extension Policy lua scripts injection causes arbitrary command execution
Description
Envoy Gateway is an open source project for managing Envoy Proxy as a standalone or Kubernetes-based application gateway. Prior to 1.5.7 and 1.6.2, EnvoyExtensionPolicy Lua scripts executed by Envoy proxy can be used to leak the proxy's credentials. These credentials can then be used to communicate with the control plane and gain access to all secrets that are used by Envoy proxy, e.g. TLS private keys and credentials used for downstream and upstream communication. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.5.7 and 1.6.2.
How to fix CVE-2026-22771
To remediate CVE-2026-22771, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.5.7 or later
- —upgrade to 1.6.2 or later
- —upgrade to 1.5.7 or later
Is CVE-2026-22771 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.5.7, >= 1.6.0, < 1.6.2
- >= 1.6.0-rc.0, < 1.6.2
- from 0, < 1.5.7, >= 1.6.0-rc.0, < 1.6.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |