---
id: CVE-2026-53713
title: >-
  Envoy Gateway is an open source project for managing Envoy Proxy as a
  standalone or Kubernetes-based application gateway
summary: >-
  Envoy Gateway is an open source project for managing Envoy Proxy as a
  standalone or Kubernetes-based application gateway. Prior to 1.7.4 and 1.8.1,
  to_absolute_normalized_path in internal/gatewayapi/luavalidator/security.lua
  does not col…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-20
vendor: envoyproxy
product: gateway
affected:
  - gateway < 1.7.4
  - 'gateway >= 1.8.0-rc.0, < 1.8.1'
patched:
  - github.com/envoyproxy/gateway 1.8.1
  - github.com/envoyproxy/gateway 1.7.4
published: '2026-09-14'
updated: '2026-09-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-16T19:17:18.060'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53713'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/commit/5a78db82b7cf4fc5bebbeda2c50952892038a464
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/commit/96e2b750868a459ace4b8b68e6a6e4fb0152b9b7
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/commit/b4737180c7e597490c6363075c565fa8cf24eead
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/pull/9171'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/pull/9172'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/pull/9173'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/releases/tag/v1.7.4'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/releases/tag/v1.8.1'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/security/advisories/GHSA-wcrf-9vrr-854f
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wcrf-9vrr-854f'
  - url: 'https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - ghsa
  - go
  - osv
epss: 0.00433
epssPercentile: 0.3487
aliases:
  - GHSA-wcrf-9vrr-854f
  - BIT-envoy-gateway-2026-53713
  - GO-2026-6011
ecosystem: go
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-16T18:34:03.346532Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-07-16T19:57:16.561Z'
---

## Overview

Envoy Gateway is an open source project for managing Envoy Proxy as a standalone or Kubernetes-based application gateway. Prior to 1.7.4 and 1.8.1, to_absolute_normalized_path in internal/gatewayapi/luavalidator/security.lua does not collapse redundant separators before is_critical_path evaluates Lua submitted through EnvoyExtensionPolicy during default Strict validation. Linux resolves a double-slash absolute path as the corresponding single-slash path, but the validator does not match the redundant-separator form, allowing submitted Lua to read arbitrary files from the gateway controller pod. Exposed files can include Kubernetes service-account tokens, TLS certificates, and process environment data, and the disclosed credentials can provide access to sensitive Kubernetes API Server or Gateway xDS server information. This issue is fixed in versions 1.7.4 and 1.8.1.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Package advisory (CVE-2026-53713)

Affected packages:

- `github.com/envoyproxy/gateway >= 1.8.0-rc.0, < 1.8.1`
- `github.com/envoyproxy/gateway < 1.7.4`

Patched in:

- `github.com/envoyproxy/gateway 1.8.1`
- `github.com/envoyproxy/gateway 1.7.4`

Source: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wcrf-9vrr-854f