GHSA-647H-P824-99W7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-25 17:23 – Updated: 2026-03-25 17:23
VLAI
Summary
@grackle-ai/mcp has a workspace authorization bypass in its knowledge_search MCP tool
Details

Impact

The knowledge_search and knowledge_get_node MCP tools are included in SCOPED_TOOLS (visible to scoped agents) but their handlers do not receive authContext and do not enforce workspace scoping. A scoped agent in Workspace A can supply an arbitrary workspaceId parameter to search or retrieve knowledge graph nodes from Workspace B, bypassing workspace isolation boundaries.

This is a cross-workspace data leakage vulnerability affecting any deployment where multiple workspaces contain sensitive knowledge graph data and scoped agents are used.

Affected code: - packages/mcp/src/tools/knowledge.ts:146-169 (knowledge_search handler) - packages/mcp/src/tools/knowledge.ts:244-283 (knowledge_get_node handler) - packages/mcp/src/tool-scoping.ts:11 (both tools listed in SCOPED_TOOLS)

Contrast with correct implementation: knowledge_create_node (same file, lines 334-357) properly receives authContext and overrides the user-supplied workspaceId for scoped callers.

Design Note

Cross-workspace knowledge sharing is a legitimate future feature — agents working across different repos may need to collaborate and share knowledge. However, this access should be opt-in with explicit grants, not an implicit bypass. The immediate fix locks scoped agents to their own workspace. A future design could introduce: - Workspace-level "share knowledge with" settings - A cross_workspace scope on scoped tokens - Explicit workspaceIds (plural) in the auth context

Patches

Fix: Add authContext parameter to knowledge_search and knowledge_get_node handlers and enforce workspace scoping, matching the pattern in knowledge_create_node:

const resolvedWorkspaceId =
  authContext?.type === "scoped"
    ? authContext.workspaceId ?? ""
    : workspaceId ?? "";

When cross-workspace collaboration is designed, this check can be relaxed intentionally with proper access controls.

Workarounds

Do not use scoped agent tokens in multi-workspace deployments until patched. Alternatively, remove knowledge_search and knowledge_get_node from the SCOPED_TOOLS set in tool-scoping.ts.

References

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control
  • File: packages/mcp/src/tools/knowledge.ts
  • File: packages/mcp/src/tool-scoping.ts
Show details on source website

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  "details": "### Impact\n\nThe `knowledge_search` and `knowledge_get_node` MCP tools are included in `SCOPED_TOOLS` (visible to scoped agents) but their handlers do not receive `authContext` and do not enforce workspace scoping. A scoped agent in Workspace A can supply an arbitrary `workspaceId` parameter to search or retrieve knowledge graph nodes from Workspace B, bypassing workspace isolation boundaries.\n\nThis is a **cross-workspace data leakage** vulnerability affecting any deployment where multiple workspaces contain sensitive knowledge graph data and scoped agents are used.\n\n**Affected code:**\n- `packages/mcp/src/tools/knowledge.ts:146-169` (knowledge_search handler)\n- `packages/mcp/src/tools/knowledge.ts:244-283` (knowledge_get_node handler)\n- `packages/mcp/src/tool-scoping.ts:11` (both tools listed in SCOPED_TOOLS)\n\n**Contrast with correct implementation:** `knowledge_create_node` (same file, lines 334-357) properly receives `authContext` and overrides the user-supplied `workspaceId` for scoped callers.\n\n### Design Note\n\nCross-workspace knowledge sharing is a legitimate future feature \u2014 agents working across different repos may need to collaborate and share knowledge. However, this access should be **opt-in with explicit grants**, not an implicit bypass. The immediate fix locks scoped agents to their own workspace. A future design could introduce:\n- Workspace-level \"share knowledge with\" settings\n- A `cross_workspace` scope on scoped tokens\n- Explicit `workspaceIds` (plural) in the auth context\n\n### Patches\n\n**Fix:** Add `authContext` parameter to `knowledge_search` and `knowledge_get_node` handlers and enforce workspace scoping, matching the pattern in `knowledge_create_node`:\n```typescript\nconst resolvedWorkspaceId =\n  authContext?.type === \"scoped\"\n    ? authContext.workspaceId ?? \"\"\n    : workspaceId ?? \"\";\n```\n\nWhen cross-workspace collaboration is designed, this check can be relaxed intentionally with proper access controls.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nDo not use scoped agent tokens in multi-workspace deployments until patched. Alternatively, remove `knowledge_search` and `knowledge_get_node` from the `SCOPED_TOOLS` set in `tool-scoping.ts`.\n\n### References\n\n- CWE-284: Improper Access Control\n- File: `packages/mcp/src/tools/knowledge.ts`\n- File: `packages/mcp/src/tool-scoping.ts`",
  "id": "GHSA-647h-p824-99w7",
  "modified": "2026-03-25T17:23:11Z",
  "published": "2026-03-25T17:23:11Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/nick-pape/grackle/security/advisories/GHSA-647h-p824-99w7"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/nick-pape/grackle"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "@grackle-ai/mcp has a workspace authorization bypass in its knowledge_search MCP tool"
}


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