Description
Istio before 1.8.6 and 1.9.x before 1.9.5 has a remotely exploitable vulnerability where an HTTP request path with multiple slashes or escaped slash characters (%2F or %5C) could potentially bypass an Istio authorization policy when path based authorization rules are used.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://istio.io/latest/news/security/istio-security-2021-005/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://istio.io/latest/news/security/istio-security-2021-005/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- May 27, 2021
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified