GHSA-M9GG-HP2V-232J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-30 15:35 – Updated: 2026-09-30 15:35
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Summary
@grpc/grpc-js: In certain configurations, getAuthContext can return unauthorized certificates as though they were authorized
Details

Impact

When server credentials are created with the requireClientCertificate option set to false, getAuthContext does not distinguish between authorized and unauthorized certificates in its return value. This can create improper authentication vulnerabilities for @grpc/grpc-js users who use the result of getAuthContext for authentication.

In particular, @grpc/grpc-js-xds can both set the requireClientCertificate option to false and use the return value of getAuthContext for RBAC authentication in some configurations.

Patches

This vulenrability is fixed in 1.13.6 and 1.14.5.

Workarounds

@grpc/grpc-js users using getAuthContext this way can avoid this problem by setting requireClientCertificate to true. @grpc/grpc-js-xds users using RBAC can avoid this by setting the require_client_certificate field to true in the DownstreamTlsContext in the xDS configuration.

Severity
7.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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    "nvd_published_at": "2026-09-28T21:17:13Z",
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  },
  "details": "### Impact\nWhen server credentials are created with the `requireClientCertificate` option set to `false`, `getAuthContext` does not distinguish between authorized and unauthorized certificates in its return value. This can create improper authentication vulnerabilities for `@grpc/grpc-js` users who use the result of `getAuthContext` for authentication.\n\nIn particular, `@grpc/grpc-js-xds` can both set the `requireClientCertificate` option to `false` and use the return value of `getAuthContext` for RBAC authentication in some configurations.\n\n### Patches\n\nThis vulenrability is fixed in 1.13.6 and 1.14.5.\n\n### Workarounds\n`@grpc/grpc-js` users using `getAuthContext` this way can avoid this problem by setting `requireClientCertificate` to `true`. `@grpc/grpc-js-xds` users using RBAC can avoid this by setting the `require_client_certificate` field to `true` in the DownstreamTlsContext in the xDS configuration.",
  "id": "GHSA-m9gg-hp2v-232j",
  "modified": "2026-09-30T15:35:53Z",
  "published": "2026-09-30T15:35:53Z",
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/releases/tag/@grpc/grpc-js%401.14.5"
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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  ],
  "summary": "@grpc/grpc-js: In certain configurations, getAuthContext can return unauthorized certificates as though they were authorized"
}



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