CVE-2026-101916

validatedZero produced an exploit or a check.

GHSA-m9gg-hp2v-232j ↗EUVD-2026-88476 ↗

check availableZero validated a working check for it.not proven exploitableZero has a detection check, but hasn't produced a full working exploit yet.
cve.orgpublic pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
npm:@grpc/grpc-js < 1.13.6; >= 1.14.0, < 1.14.5
fixed in 1.13.6, 1.14.5
CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation
ETK-2026-100, permanent identifier
pkg:npm/@grpc/grpc-js
+2.0dTTV
24mAI analysisAnalysis: how long the AI spent reversing this signal.
Check if you are vulnerable
timeline
0 = trigger signal
trigger signal (cve.org) +0dcheck available+2.0dagent stopped
0
+1d

description

Affected @grpc/grpc-js deployments can misclassify an untrusted peer certificate when client certificates are not required and the application uses getAuthContext for access decisions. An attacker may thereby be accepted by authentication or RBAC checks in configurations meeting those conditions, including some @grpc/grpc-js-xds deployments.

mitigation

Upgrade @grpc/grpc-js to 1.13.6 or 1.14.5. Until upgraded, require client certificates; for xDS RBAC, set require_client_certificate to true in the DownstreamTlsContext configuration.

fixed in 1.13.6, 1.14.5

check
available
exploit
no
automationDeterministic: a check that runs on its own, the same request on every target. Contextual: an agentic technique that needs to be applied per target, for bugs that depend on contextual flows.
contextual
auth requiredWhether an attacker needs an account first, based on the CVSS vector's Privileges Required.
no
EPSSEstimate of the chance this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days. Refreshed daily.
0.21%10th percentile
agent run time
24m
cve.org record, t = 0The moment cve.org publishes the CVE in full.
2026-09-28 20:01Z
Δ to public pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).
–
Δ to kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
–

outcome

Mechanism verified: the exploit fired on the vulnerable build and stayed silent on the patched one, but the server it ran against was ours, so no check ships for it.

source signals

Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.

  1. 2026-09-28 20:01Z
  2. 2026-09-28 20:01Z

this entry in the feed

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  "title": "Improper certificate authentication in @grpc/grpc-js",
  "summary": "Affected @grpc/grpc-js deployments can misclassify an untrusted peer certificate when client certificates are not required and the application uses getAuthContext for access decisions. An attacker may thereby be accepted by authentication or RBAC checks in configurations meeting those conditions, including some @grpc/grpc-js-xds deployments.",
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published 2026-09-30 10:45Z
last change 2026-10-21 06:02Z

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