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CVE-2026-77360NVD
Vulnerability Summary
### Summary
A flaw in the CORS plugin allowed the incoming request's `Vary` header to be reflected into the response, letting a client influence a header that should be controlled solely by the server.
### Details
The CORS plugin previously copied the request's `Vary` header directly onto the response instead of treating `Vary` as a response-only header. Because `Vary` tells downstream caches and proxies how to key their cached responses, this allowed a client to inject arbitrary values into the response's `Vary` header, potentially distorting cache-key behavior in shared caches/CDNs sitting in front of an oRPC server and leading to inconsistent CORS enforcement for other clients.
Practical impact is limited to deployments where a shared cache or reverse proxy keys on the `Vary` header; the real-world effect depends on the caching layer's configuration.
### Impact
May cause cache key pollution and inconsistent CORS enforcement in setups that rely on shared/edge caches keying on `Vary`. No direct confidentiality, integrity, or availability impact in default (non-cached) configurations.
### Resolution
Update `@orpc/server` (and any other `@orpc/*` packages bundling the CORS plugin) to `1.14.8`. The CORS plugin now derives `Vary` exclusively from the response, appending `Origin` and preserving existing values instead of reflecting request headers.
A flaw in the CORS plugin allowed the incoming request's `Vary` header to be reflected into the response, letting a client influence a header that should be controlled solely by the server.
### Details
The CORS plugin previously copied the request's `Vary` header directly onto the response instead of treating `Vary` as a response-only header. Because `Vary` tells downstream caches and proxies how to key their cached responses, this allowed a client to inject arbitrary values into the response's `Vary` header, potentially distorting cache-key behavior in shared caches/CDNs sitting in front of an oRPC server and leading to inconsistent CORS enforcement for other clients.
Practical impact is limited to deployments where a shared cache or reverse proxy keys on the `Vary` header; the real-world effect depends on the caching layer's configuration.
### Impact
May cause cache key pollution and inconsistent CORS enforcement in setups that rely on shared/edge caches keying on `Vary`. No direct confidentiality, integrity, or availability impact in default (non-cached) configurations.
### Resolution
Update `@orpc/server` (and any other `@orpc/*` packages bundling the CORS plugin) to `1.14.8`. The CORS plugin now derives `Vary` exclusively from the response, appending `Origin` and preserving existing values instead of reflecting request headers.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 6.3
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Attack RequirementsPresent
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)None
Integrity (Vulnerable System)None
Availability (Vulnerable System)None
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)Low
Integrity (Subsequent System)Low
Availability (Subsequent System)None
Affected & Patched Versions
- @orpc/server <= 1.14.7
Not provided by Private for this CVE.
External References
- https://github.com/middleapi/orpc/security/advisories/GHSA-j9v4-rhgr-4m5f
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77360
- https://github.com/middleapi/orpc/issues/1661
- https://github.com/middleapi/orpc/pull/1662
- https://github.com/middleapi/orpc/commit/daabded122a89d323357c4c401e879701864cb2f
- https://github.com/middleapi/orpc/releases/tag/v1.14.8
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j9v4-rhgr-4m5f