# CVE-2026-110726: In \`api-gateway\` versions till \`1.7.3\`, The default rate-limit key resolver, \`ClientIpKeyResolver\`, derives the per-client bucket key from t

- Also known as: GHSA-CH6X-RG7Q-7JFX
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-15 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Connected Services Platform: from 1.5.4, through 1.7.3

## Description

In `api-gateway` versions till `1.7.3`, The default rate-limit key resolver, `ClientIpKeyResolver`, derives the per-client bucket key from the leftmost element of the `X-Forwarded-For` request header. That element is supplied by the originating HTTP client and is not validated against any trusted-proxy list. A single attacker can therefore obtain an unlimited number of independent rate-limit buckets — one per unique header value — and completely bypass the gateway's request-rate limiting on every route that uses the shipped default configuration.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Connected Services Platform, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/eclipse-ecsp/api-gateway/pull/330
- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignment/-/work_items/404
- https://github.com/eclipse-ecsp/api-gateway/security/advisories/GHSA-ch6x-rg7q-7jfx

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