# CVE-2026-37236: grpc-gateway v2.28.0 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control.

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-28 · Updated: 2026-09-02

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

grpc-gateway v2.28.0 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. The application processes the X-HTTP-Method-Override header in ServeMux.ServeHTTP without restricting allowed methods. When a POST request with Content-Type application/x-www-form-urlencoded includes this header, the request method is rewritten to an arbitrary attacker-supplied value before routing. This allows bypassing method-based access controls enforced by upstream proxies or WAFs.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/commit/72123cd4f32545f6e1376873f412dcdcbcf29acc
- https://github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway
- https://s00me00ne.com/cve/cve-2026-37236/

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