ContextForge MCP Gateway credential override via auth header

high severity · published 2026-11-13

An authenticated user can send an X-Upstream-Authorization header that overrides the gateway-managed upstream credential. Upstream requests then run with a different credential, bypassing per-user permissions and breaking audit attribution.

CVE: CVE-2026-110279

Source: NVD

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