CVE-2026-26309 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-26309: Envoy has an off-by-one write in JsonEscaper::escapeString()

Vendor Envoyproxy
Product envoy
Weakness CWE-193
Published March 10, 2026
Last update March 10, 2026

CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Envoy is a high-performance edge/middle/service proxy. Prior to 1.37.1, 1.36.5, 1.35.8, and 1.34.13, an off-by-one write in Envoy::JsonEscaper::escapeString() can corrupt std::string null-termination, causing undefined behavior and potentially leading to crashes or out-of-bounds reads when the resulting string is later treated as a C-string. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.37.1, 1.36.5, 1.35.8, and 1.34.13.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 10, 2026 CVE published
March 10, 2026 Record updated