CVE-2022-31045
CRITICAL
Published Jun 9, 20224y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Published Jun 9, 2022 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
Istio is an open platform to connect, manage, and secure microservices. In affected versions ill-formed headers sent to Envoy in certain configurations can lead to unexpected memory access resulting in undefined behavior or crashing. Users are most likely at risk if they have an Istio ingress Gateway exposed to external traffic. This vulnerability has been resolved in versions 1.12.8, 1.13.5, and 1.14.1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High
Threat Intelligence
No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read Memory Safety
Affected Products 3
References 2
- github.com https://github.com/istio/istio/security/advisories/GHSA-xwx5-5c9g-x68x
- istio.io https://istio.io/latest/news/security/istio-security-2022-05
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.