CVE-2026-49445
Published:July 15, 2026
Updated:July 21, 2026
Cilium is a networking, observability, and security solution. Prior to 1.17.14, 1.18.8, and 1.19.2, when Cilium L7 functionality is enabled, the embedded or standalone Envoy instance creates a world-accessible admin.sock on cluster nodes, allowing a local attacker to access Envoy admin endpoints, expose TLS secrets, disrupt cluster traffic, or terminate Envoy. This issue is fixed in versions 1.17.14, 1.18.8, and 1.19.2.
Affected Packages
github.com/cilium/cilium (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.0.0-20151216123331-7fa3c60eb7db <v1.17.14Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.17.14github.com/cilium/cilium (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v1.19.0 <v1.19.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.19.2github.com/cilium/cilium (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v1.18.0 <v1.18.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.18.8Related Resources (7)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
HIGH
Subsequent System Integrity
LOW
Subsequent System Availability
HIGH
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.16