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Critical · 9.1 CVE-2026-86249 EUVD-2026-107228GHSA-9hx3-v45m-g57x

Apache bRPC: Authentication bypass when a server sets ServerOptions.internal_port and ServerOptions.auth

Published Oct 21, 2026 · Updated Oct 30, 2026 · Assigned by apache

Description

On a brpc::Server that sets both ServerOptions.auth and ServerOptions.internal_port, the HTTP built-in service exemption on internal_port can be abused to bypass authentication entirely. VerifyHttpRequest() returns true without checking any credential when a built-in service is requested on internal_port, and this verdict is not per - request: verification runs only for the first message of a connection and the result latches the connection. Sending a request such as GET /status to internal_port first authenticates the whole connection, after which every subsequent request dispatched on the same connection is handled without ever calling VerifyHttpRequest(). This lets a remote attacker reach ordinary (non-built-in, non-tabbed) authenticated services without supplying valid credentials whenever the server uses ServerOptions.internal_port together with an Authenticator. The fix restricts internal_port so that it carries only built-in and Tabbed services; requests for ordinary services sent to internal_port are rejected with EPREM / HTTP 403. 

Mitigation / Fix: upgrade to 1.18.0 or apply PR https://github.com/apache/brpc/pull/3525 . 

Users who rely on serving normal services on internal_port must move those requests to the port passed to Server::Start().

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache bRPC < 1.18.0 1.18.0

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