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CVE-2026-37236 (GCVE-0-2026-37236)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-28 00:00 – Updated: 2026-09-02 18:14
VLAI
Summary
grpc-gateway v2.28.0 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. The application processes the X-HTTP-Method-Override header in ServeMux.ServeHTTP without restricting allowed methods. When a POST request with Content-Type application/x-www-form-urlencoded includes this header, the request method is rewritten to an arbitrary attacker-supplied value before routing. This allows bypassing method-based access controls enforced by upstream proxies or WAFs.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-02 18:14 UTC
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Assigner
References
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