CVE-2026-48044CWE-409

Envoy Zstd Decompressor: Ratio Check at Wrong Loop Depth lead to memory explosion

High · published June 26, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
40.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Envoy is an open source edge and service proxy designed for cloud-native applications. From 1.23.0 until 1.35.11, 1.36.7, 1.37.3, and 1.38.1, a vulnerability has been identified in Envoy's zstd decompressor implementation (ZstdDecompressorImpl). When zstd decompression is enabled, processing a specially crafted, highly compressed zstd payload can lead to massive memory allocation. An attacker can exploit this to cause severe memory exhaustion, potentially resulting in an Out-Of-Memory (OOM) kill and Denial of Service (DoS) for the Envoy proxy. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.35.11, 1.36.7, 1.37.3, and 1.38.1.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00486 · 40.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-409 · Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)
Published
2026-06-26T17:31Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 JUN 17:31Z
    Envoy Zstd Decompressor: Ratio Check at Wrong Loop Depth lead to memory explosion
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