Envoy · Envoy · CVE-2026-48044
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Envoy versions 1.23.0 through 1.35.10
Envoy versions 1.36.0 through 1.36.6
Envoy versions 1.37.0 through 1.37.2
Envoy versions 1.38.0 through 1.38.0
**Description**
A flaw exists in the zstd decompressor implementation `ZstdDecompressorImpl`. When zstd decompression is enabled, the proxy may perform massive memory allocation while processing a specially crafted, highly compressed zstd payload. This can lead to severe memory exhaustion, resulting in an Out-Of-Memory (OOM) kill—a condition where the operating system terminates a process to free up memory—and a subsequent Denial of Service (DoS).
**Recommendations**
Update to version 1.35.11.
Update to version 1.36.7.
Update to version 1.37.3.
Update to version 1.38.1.
As a temporary mitigation, disable zstd decompression.