terraform-mcp-server vulnerable to cross-tenant credential reuse in streamable-HTTP stateless mode

published 2026-07-28 3 mo ago modified 2026-10-23 16 d ago also BIT-consul-2026-16498 , EUVD-2026-49941

cvss: 10.0; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
public exploits: 0; none known

The terraform-mcp-server before version 1.1.0 is vulnerable to a cross-tenant credential reuse issue in the streamable-HTTP stateless transport mode that may allow one user's Terraform token to be used to execute tool calls on behalf of subsequent users. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-16498, is fixed in terraform-mcp-server 1.1.0.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

bitnami consul 1.1.0
HashiCorp Tooling 1.1.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 3 mo ago (2026-07-28)

Exploit prediction

0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	10.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
OSV	3.1	10.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
bitnami	consul	>=0.3.0, <1.1.0	1.1.0

Affected products

HashiCorp Tooling

Classification

Weakness

CWE-488 Exposure of Data Element to Wrong Session

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.

Summary