CVE-2026-16496

terraform-mcp-server vulnerable to cross-user credential inheritance if an MCP session ID is obtained by another user

Published Jul 28, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.9 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The terraform-mcp-server before version 1.1.0 is vulnerable to an authorization bypass in the streamable-HTTP stateful transport mode that may allow a user who obtains another user's MCP session ID to have their tool calls executed using that user's Terraform credentials. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-16496, is fixed in terraform-mcp-server 1.1.0.

Remediation

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History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Hashicorp
Hashicorp tooling
Vendors & Products Hashicorp
Hashicorp tooling
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Description The terraform-mcp-server before version 1.1.0 is vulnerable to an authorization bypass in the streamable-HTTP stateful transport mode that may allow a user who obtains another user's MCP session ID to have their tool calls executed using that user's Terraform credentials. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-16496, is fixed in terraform-mcp-server 1.1.0.
Title terraform-mcp-server vulnerable to cross-user credential inheritance if an MCP session ID is obtained by another user
Weaknesses CWE-384
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
HashiCorp
Published
Updated
Jul 28, 2026, 6:43 PM
Reserved
Jul 21, 2026, 4:53 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 28, 2026, 7:17 PM
Modified
Oct 23, 2026, 11:10 PM