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CVE-2022-21654

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-295

Am I affected?

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Description

Envoy is an open source edge and service proxy, designed for cloud-native applications. Envoy's tls allows re-use when some cert validation settings have changed from their default configuration. The only workaround for this issue is to ensure that default tls settings are used. 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.x≥ 1.7.0, < 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 3.17.4read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-295read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.1 %2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-02-22
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21654?

Envoy is an open source edge and service proxy, designed for cloud-native applications. Envoy's tls allows re-use when some cert validation settings have changed from their default configuration. The only workaround for this issue is to ensure that default tls settings are used. Users are advised to upgrade.

Is CVE-2022-21654 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-21654 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.1% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-21654?

CVE-2022-21654 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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