{"id":"CVE-2026-49445","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-49445","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T13:13:31.143Z","title":"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…","description":"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.","published":"2026-07-15T20:17:10.000Z","lastModified":"2026-07-17T17:50:17.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security-advisories@github.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-732"],"affected":["cilium/cilium"],"epss":{"score":0.00166,"percentile":0.05742,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.17%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/cilium/cilium/commit/7bfbdd5c1be83d6c9ba3e089b4c804b6603505b6","tags":["Patch"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/44512","tags":["Patch"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/cilium/cilium/releases/tag/v1.17.14","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/cilium/cilium/releases/tag/v1.18.8","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/cilium/cilium/releases/tag/v1.19.2","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/cilium/cilium/security/advisories/GHSA-3fcv-jvfp-m4q9","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49445","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}