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CVE-2021-39204

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  • Published2021-09-09
  • Fixed in1.18.4 · 1.17.4
  • WeaknessCWE-834

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Description

Pomerium is an open source identity-aware access proxy. Envoy, which Pomerium is based on, incorrectly handles resetting of HTTP/2 streams with excessive complexity. This can lead to high CPU utilization when a large number of streams are reset. This can result in a DoS condition. Pomerium versions 0.14.8 and 0.15.1 contain an upgraded envoy binary with this vulnerability patched.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2021-09-0922:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Envoy
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.18≥ 1.18.0, < 1.18.41.18.4
1.17≥ 1.17.0, < 1.17.41.17.4
1.16≤ 1.16.4no fix published
1.19= 1.19.0no fix published
Pomerium
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.14< 0.14.80.14.8
0.15= 0.15.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Envoy to 1.18.4 · 1.17.4

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CNACVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-834read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-834read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.7 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2021-09-09
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-39204?

Pomerium is an open source identity-aware access proxy. Envoy, which Pomerium is based on, incorrectly handles resetting of HTTP/2 streams with excessive complexity. This can lead to high CPU utilization when a large number of streams are reset. This can result in a DoS condition. Pomerium versions 0.14.8 and 0.15.1 contain an upgraded envoy binary with this vulnerability patched.

Is CVE-2021-39204 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-39204 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.7% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-39204?

CVE-2021-39204 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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