ETK-2026-921Zero's internal tracking ID, independent of the CVE number.

waiting for further signalsZero needs more public information before it can validate it.

GHSA-g7gq-2r4g-3qw8 ↗

no check availablenot proven exploitable
awaiting cvepublic pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).−14dkevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
go:github.com/stacklok/toolhive >= 0.13.0, < 0.51.4
fixed in 0.51.4
CWE-436 Interpretation Conflict
ETK-2026-921, no cve assigned
pkg:golang/github.com/stacklok/toolhive
13d 11h 33msince last run
35mAI analysisAnalysis: how long the AI spent reversing this signal.
timeline
0 = trigger signal
trigger signal +0dpublic poc+0dwaiting for further signals+0.3d
0
+5d
+10d
+15d

description

ToolHive versions 0.13.0 through 0.51.3 can allow MCP requests to bypass configured validation, mutation, and rate-limit middleware. A client able to reach the proxy and satisfy any enabled authentication may evade those controls when Cedar authorization is not enabled.

mitigation

Upgrade github.com/stacklok/toolhive to version 0.51.4 or later. Until upgrading, enable Cedar authorization to reject requests that do not pass MCP parsing.

fixed in 0.51.4

check
no
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.
yes, low privileges
EPSSEstimate of the chance this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days. Refreshed daily.
–
agent run time
35m
cve.org record, t = 0The moment cve.org publishes the CVE in full.
not published yet
Δ to public pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).
−14d
Δ to kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
–

outcome

Contextual: an exploit technique exists, but no deterministic check could cover this one.

source signals

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

  1. 2026-10-07 11:31Z
  2. 2026-10-07 11:31Z

this entry in the feed

GET /api/v1/feed/ETK-2026-921

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  "etk_id": "ETK-2026-921",
  "cve_id": null,
  "display_id": "ETK-2026-921",
  "ghsa_id": "GHSA-g7gq-2r4g-3qw8",
  "euvd_id": null,
  "status": "published",
  "anchor_state": "awaiting_cve",
  "title": "MCP policy middleware bypass in ToolHive",
  "summary": "ToolHive versions 0.13.0 through 0.51.3 can allow MCP requests to bypass configured validation, mutation, and rate-limit middleware. A client able to reach the proxy and satisfy any enabled authentication may evade those controls when Cedar authorization is not enabled.",
  "mitigation": "Upgrade github.com/stacklok/toolhive to version 0.51.4 or later. Until upgrading, enable Cedar authorization to reject requests that do not pass MCP parsing.",
  "vendor": "go",
  "product": "go:github.com/stacklok/toolhive",
  "affected": [
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      ],
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      "package_name": "github.com/stacklok/toolhive",
      "purl": "pkg:golang/github.com/stacklok/toolhive"
    }
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  "cvss_score": 7.1,
  "cvss_src": "cna_vendor",
  "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L",
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  "check": false,
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    },
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      "url": "https://github.com/stacklok/toolhive/security/advisories/GHSA-g7gq-2r4g-3qw8"
    }
  }
}

published 2026-10-08 01:29Z
last change 2026-10-21 05:31Z

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