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CVE-2021-43826

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2022-02-22
  • Fixed in1.21.1 · 1.20.2 · 1.19.3 · 1.18.6
  • WeaknessCWE-416

Am I affected?

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Description

Envoy is an open source edge and service proxy, designed for cloud-native applications. In affected versions of Envoy a crash occurs when configured for :ref:`upstream tunneling <envoy_v3_api_field_extensions.filters.network.tcp_proxy.v3.TcpProxy.tunneling_config>` and the downstream connection disconnects while the the upstream connection or http/2 stream is still being established. There are no workarounds for this issue. Users are advised to upgrade.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-02-2223:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Envoy
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.21≥ 1.21.0, < 1.21.11.21.1
1.20≥ 1.20.0, < 1.20.21.20.2
1.19≥ 1.19.0, < 1.19.31.19.3
1.18< 1.18.61.18.6

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

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

  • RHSA-2022:1276 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0.9 security update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Envoy to 1.21.1 · 1.20.2 · 1.19.3 · 1.18.6
  2. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2022:1276 · 4 productsThe OpenShift Service Mesh release notes provide information on the features and known issues: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/service_mesh/v2x/servicemesh-release-notes.html

Advisories and patches

Detection

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

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2025-04-23
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.04.3read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-416read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.1 %2026-10-22
  • OSVaffected packages—

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
2022-02-22
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-43826?

Envoy is an open source edge and service proxy, designed for cloud-native applications. In affected versions of Envoy a crash occurs when configured for :ref:`upstream tunneling <envoy_v3_api_field_extensions.filters.network.tcp_proxy.v3.TcpProxy.tunneling_config>` and the downstream connection disconnects while the the upstream connection or http/2 stream is still being established. There are no workarounds for this issue. Users are advised to upgrade.

Is CVE-2021-43826 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-43826 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.1% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-43826?

CVE-2021-43826 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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