bit-envoy-gateway-2026-53718
bitnami_vulndb
Description
Envoy Gateway is an open source project for managing Envoy Proxy as a standalone or Kubernetes-based application gateway. Prior to 1.7.4 and 1.8.1, an HTTPRoute can use an extension-managed custom backendRef to reference a backend resource in another namespace without a matching Gateway API ReferenceGrant in the target namespace. The custom-backend branch in internal/gatewayapi/route.go omits validateBackendNamespace, allowing the route-owning namespace to bind to and use the resource without the backend namespace owner's consent and violating the Gateway API cross-namespace authorization model. This issue is fixed in versions 1.7.4 and 1.8.1.
Timeline
- Published
- unknown
- Last Modified
- unknown
CVSS Details
CVSS details not available.
Affected Products
No product information available.
References
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/commit/5a78db82b7cf4fc5bebbeda2c50952892038a464
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/commit/96e2b750868a459ace4b8b68e6a6e4fb0152b9b7
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/commit/b4737180c7e597490c6363075c565fa8cf24eead
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/pull/9171
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/pull/9172
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/pull/9173
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/releases/tag/v1.7.4
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/releases/tag/v1.8.1
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/security/advisories/GHSA-fcrp-7gc2-93g7
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53718
Linked Vulnerabilities
No linked vulnerabilities found.
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"aliases": [
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"cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:gateway:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:*"
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"id": "BIT-envoy-gateway-2026-53718",
"modified": "2026-09-21T09:26:48.669Z",
"published": "2026-09-21T08:54:59.902Z",
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"url": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/releases/tag/v1.7.4"
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"schema_version": "1.6.2",
"summary": "Envoy Gateway custom backendRef cross-namespace ReferenceGrant bypass"
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