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.
History

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


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First Time appeared Hashicorp
Hashicorp tooling
Vendors & Products Hashicorp
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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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: HashiCorp

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-28T18:43:58.385Z

Reserved: 2026-07-21T16:53:07.388Z

Link: CVE-2026-16496

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-28T18:42:50.919Z

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-28T19:30:16Z