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mcp-toolbox: authentication bypass

mcp-toolbox

CVE-2026-11717 · Published Jun 18, 2026 · updated Jun 25, 2026

Critical
Fix: upgrade to 1.4.0 or later
GitHub advisory

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the generic opaque token validation path (validateOpaqueToken) of googleapis/mcp-toolbox.

When verifying an unparsed opaque token via an OAuth 2.0 introspection endpoint (RFC 7662), the toolbox decodes the response into an introspectResp struct where the Active field is declared as a pointer to a boolean (*bool). The code only explicitly rejects a token if the response contains a populated active field set to false (if introspectResp.Active != nil && !*introspectResp.Active). If an introspection endpoint responds with a payload that completely omits the mandatory active key, the internal variable remains nil, causing the conditional check to short-circuit. As a result, Toolbox accepts authorization tokens missing the "active" field, granting access to protected tools and underlying data sources.

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox
Go
< 1.4.01.4.0
Details and references
CVSS 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity from
GitHub (reviewed advisory)
Weakness
CWE-287
Also known as
CVE-2026-11717, GO-2026-5251

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