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CVE-2026-37236: grpc-gateway · Insecure Direct Object Reference

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 37% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 28 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, restrict or validate the X-HTTP-Method-Override header at upstream proxies or WAFs to prevent arbitrary method overrides.

Description

grpc-gateway version 2.28.0 has an incorrect access control vulnerability where the X-HTTP-Method-Override header is processed without restricting allowed HTTP methods. This allows an attacker to rewrite the HTTP method of a POST request with content type application/x-www-form-urlencoded to an arbitrary method before routing, potentially bypassing method-based access controls enforced by upstream proxies or WAFs.

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