CVE-2026-33186CRITICAL 9.1EPSS p72.7%
CVE-2026-33186CVE-2026-33186
grpc / grpc
Description
gRPC-Go is the Go language implementation of gRPC. Versions prior to 1.79.3 have an authorization bypass resulting from improper input validation of the HTTP/2 `:path` pseudo-header. The gRPC-Go server was too lenient in its routing logic, accepting requests where the `:path` omitted the mandatory leading slash (e.g., `Service/Method` instead of `/Service/Method`). While the server successfully routed these requests to the correct handler, authorization interceptors (including the official `grpc/authz` package) evaluated the raw, non-canonical path string. Consequently, "deny" rules defined using canonical paths (starting with `/`) failed to match the incoming request, allowing it to bypass the policy if a fallback "allow" rule was present. This affects gRPC-Go servers that use path-based authorization interceptors, such as the official RBAC implementation in `google.golang.org/grpc/authz` or custom interceptors relying on `info.FullMethod` or `grpc.Method(ctx)`; AND that have a securi
Scoring
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.1 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.56% probability of exploitation · percentile 72.7% · 2026-08-03T12:00:16Z |
| Published | 2026-03-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-08-03 |
Underlying weaknesses· 1
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| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | Improper Authorizationcwe-285 | 0% | live |
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