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CVE-2025-66220

MEDIUM
5.0
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Envoy is a high-performance edge/middle/service proxy. In 1.33.12, 1.34.10, 1.35.6, 1.36.2, and earlier, Envoy’s mTLS certificate matcher for match_typed_subject_alt_names may incorrectly treat certificates containing an embedded null byte (\0) inside an OTHERNAME SAN value as valid matches.

How to fix

Remediation Available
envoyNVD
Affected:>= 1.36.0, < 1.36.3Fixed in:1.36.3CVE-2025-66220derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days
5thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 5% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-12-05.