fix(security): constrain remote MCP/OpenAPI egress targets - #53
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe change adds centralized outbound-target validation for remote MCP and OpenAPI URLs. MCP registration, dynamic translation, remote SSE connections, and proxy requests now enforce allowlists, DNS and address checks, redirect rejection, canonical URL storage, and sanitized errors. ChangesOutbound security enforcement
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to The change tightens outbound URL validation, but the current head still permits caller credentials to reach remote targets, does not bind connections to the addresses that passed validation, can drop configured base-path prefixes, and leaves remote-SSE redirect hops outside the stated controls. These concrete security and correctness gaps make the PR unsafe to merge until fixed or explicitly constrained. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Client
participant MCPRegistryRoute
participant validateOutboundTarget
participant UpstreamFetch
Client->>MCPRegistryRoute: submit remote MCP or OpenAPI registration
MCPRegistryRoute->>validateOutboundTarget: validate outbound URLs
validateOutboundTarget-->>MCPRegistryRoute: canonical URL or policy error
MCPRegistryRoute->>UpstreamFetch: fetch validated destination without redirects
UpstreamFetch-->>MCPRegistryRoute: response or sanitized failure
MCPRegistryRoute-->>Client: success or generic error
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Exact-head security review: keep this PR draft. The registration/OpenAPI/direct-proxy egress boundary is materially improved and focused SSRF tests are present, but two gates remain before promotion: (1) cAPI CI must actually execute and pass on this exact head; current run 32685877506 is only queued, and (2) the SDK-managed remote-SSE redirect path is not yet proven to revalidate each redirect hop. Initial remote-SSE URL validation is not sufficient to close #52 if the SDK can follow a validated public URL to a forbidden/private destination. Do not mark the MCP incident VERIFIED or deploy around this review until that transport behavior is proven fail-closed or remote SSE is disabled/constrained accordingly. Runtime 3003 remains NOT_VERIFIED.
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Exact-head CI result: cAPI CI run 32685877506 concluded failure; job 97310710657 (verify) exposes steps: []. Therefore no Vitest/typecheck/build/security repository step actually executed. Keep #53 draft. This is CI-execution/infrastructure failure, not evidence that the SSRF tests failed. The remote-SSE redirect-hop/DNS connection-time guarantees also remain unresolved, so #52 must stay open and runtime 3003 remains NOT_VERIFIED.
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FindingsP1 — DNS validation does not bind the outbound connection to the validated address
This leaves a DNS rebinding window:
This affects the OpenAPI specification fetch at A validation immediately before P1 — Remote SSE can follow an SDK-managed redirect without target revalidation
new SSEClientTransport(validatedUrl)No custom The remote SSE route does not meet the required fail-closed condition. Configure the SDK transport with a policy-enforcing fetch that rejects redirects and validates each request target at connection time. If the SDK cannot provide these guarantees for every SSE request path, disable or constrain P2 — The direct proxy forwards credential-bearing headers to remote targets
A caller that reaches the proxy with an upstream credential can disclose that credential to the registered remote target. This is especially risky when a shared internal client uses an Use a safe header allowlist for the proxy. At minimum, strip Scope conclusions
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In `@docs/MCP_SECURITY_BOUNDARY.md`:
- Around line 35-39: The remote-SSE boundary must explicitly cover redirects for
initial SSE connections, reconnection attempts, and SSEClientTransport message
POST requests. Add deployment tests proving every redirect hop is validated and
forbidden destinations fail closed, or constrain/disable remote SSE until
equivalent enforcement exists; preserve sanitized client errors and server-side
diagnostics.
In `@src/app/api/proxy/`[serverId]/[...path]/route.ts:
- Around line 109-111: Update the proxy request construction around
forwardHeaders to use an explicit allowlist of safe request headers instead of
forwarding the incoming header set; exclude Authorization, Proxy-Authorization,
Cookie, response-only headers, and hop-by-hop headers while preserving the
existing redirect error behavior.
Apply the same fix in `@docs/MCP_SECURITY_BOUNDARY.md` around lines 51 - 60.
- Around line 62-64: Update the outbound proxy flow around
validateOutboundTarget and fetch so the connection is forced to the address
validated by validateOutboundTarget, preventing a second hostname resolution;
preserve the request Host header and TLS server name, and add a regression test
covering DNS rebinding from a public address to a private or metadata address.
- Around line 62-64: Update the target URL construction in the route handler to
append the requested path and query to server.base_url.pathname rather than
passing an absolute-slash path directly to new URL, preserving prefixes such as
/v1 before calling validateOutboundTarget.
In `@src/lib/security/outbound-target.ts`:
- Around line 131-150: Prevent DNS rebinding by making validateOutboundTarget
enforce the validated addresses rather than returning a hostname that is
resolved again. Update src/lib/security/outbound-target.ts (lines 131-150) and
apply the enforcing connection path in src/lib/covenant/dynamic-mcp.ts (lines
103-109) and src/lib/mcp/drivers/McpDriver.ts (lines 60-61); update the proxy
route as requested. Add a Vitest regression in
src/lib/security/outbound-target.test.ts (lines 37-43) using different
validation and connection DNS answers, asserting the second blocked answer is
denied.
Apply the same fix in `@docs/MCP_SECURITY_BOUNDARY.md` at line 45.
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Exact-head security review follow-up for b09e340cb5d7537155e11fb2d047ddd350184e56: keep this PR draft. Independent review confirms the initial outbound policy is directionally useful but not yet fail-closed enough for hosted cAPI.
Current merge blockers:
- DNS rebinding / connection-time binding (P1):
validateOutboundTarget()resolves and validates addresses, then later transports resolve the hostname again. OpenAPI fetch, direct proxy, and remote SSE therefore need a connection mechanism/resolver/dispatcher pinned to the validated address set (while preserving Host/TLS SNI), with a public-at-validation/private-at-connect regression. - Remote-SSE redirects (P1):
SSEClientTransportis still created without a policy-enforcing fetch. Supply a fetch that rejects redirects and applies the same outbound policy to the initial connection, reconnects, and POST message requests; if the SDK cannot guarantee this, keepremote-ssedisabled/constrained in hosted production. - Credential/header forwarding (P2): direct proxy must use a safe outbound header allowlist. At minimum strip
authorization,proxy-authorization,cookie,set-cookie, the internal/admin headers already blocked, and hop-by-hop headers. Add a regression proving they never reach the remote target. - Base-path preservation: direct proxy URL construction must append the requested path/query to
server.base_url.pathname;new URL('/path', base)currently discards configured prefixes such as/v1.
Do not close #52 or claim SSRF/egress VERIFIED until these are resolved, exact-head Vitest/typecheck/build/security/dependency checks actually execute and pass, and deployed cAPI is independently verified by SHA + HTTP/protocol identity + listener 3003 + Traefik target. This source review does not establish runtime health.
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@jules Implement the still-current exact-head security blockers on this draft, preserving the existing post-#50 MCP incident fixes and keeping #52 open until the remaining transport boundary is actually proven. Scope the next commit set narrowly to these verified findings on head
Keep client-visible errors sanitized and detailed DNS/transport diagnostics server-side. Update Do not add secrets, private infrastructure addresses, or new consequence authority. Keep cAPI as integration/capability discovery; CAPPO remains consequence-bearing authority. Keep the PR draft until exact-head Vitest/typecheck/build/security/dependency checks actually execute and pass. No deployed/runtime verification claim from source changes alone. |
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Exact-head security block after independent review: #53 is not ready to promote. Four Major defects remain live on b09e340: (1) DNS is validated before connection but the actual fetch/SSE connection resolves again, leaving a rebinding window; the dialed address must be pinned to the validated address while preserving hostname/SNI. (2) Hosted remote-SSE remains outside the policy boundary for redirects/reconnect/message POSTs; either inject the same policy-enforcing transport for every network operation or disable hosted remote-SSE fail-closed until that exists. (3) The direct proxy must use an explicit outbound header allowlist and never forward Authorization, Proxy-Authorization, Cookie, internal keys, hop-by-hop, or response-only headers to a registered target. (4) Proxy URL construction must preserve a configured base path prefix such as /v1 before outbound validation. Add focused negatives for DNS rebind, redirect/reconnect-to-private, credential forwarding, and base-prefix preservation. Keep #52 open and keep runtime 3003 NOT_VERIFIED until the corrected exact-head tests/build/security gates execute and deployed SHA + protocol identity + listener + Traefik agree.
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Exact-head remediation update for c75017b:
SOURCE FIXED in this head:
- direct proxy now uses an explicit safe outbound request-header allowlist; caller Authorization, Proxy-Authorization, Cookie, internal keys, and other non-allowlisted headers no longer reach the registered upstream;
- proxy URL construction now appends the requested route to the configured server.base_url pathname, preserving prefixes such as /v1 before target validation.
STILL BLOCKING / NOT VERIFIED:
- DNS validation is not connection-bound. validateOutboundTarget() can approve one DNS answer while fetch/SSE resolves the hostname again. Pin or policy-bind the actual connection to validated public addresses and add a rebinding negative.
- Hosted remote-SSE still lacks equivalent policy enforcement across initial connect, redirects/reconnects, and message POSTs. Constrain/disable it fail-closed until those paths use the same outbound policy.
- Exact-head cAPI CI run 32705862191 failed; verify job 97366721850 exposes no executable steps, so repository tests/typecheck/build/security checks did not provide passing evidence.
Keep this PR draft. Keep #52 open. Do not claim deployed cAPI safety or verified runtime 3003 until deployed SHA + protocol identity + listener + Traefik agree.
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Exact-head security reconciliation on c75017b: two Major blockers remain non-outdated and must stay merge-blocking. (1) outbound DNS validation is still TOCTOU: validation resolves/accepts addresses, but fetch/SSE later resolves the hostname again; bind the actual connection to validated public address(es), preserving Host/TLS SNI, and add a rebinding regression with different validation vs connection answers. (2) hosted remote-SSE still lacks equivalent redirect/reconnect/message-POST enforcement; either inject a policy-enforcing transport/fetch that validates every outbound hop/connection or disable hosted remote-SSE fail-closed until that exists. The credential-forwarding fix is resolved and base-path correction is reflected by the older thread becoming outdated. Exact-head cAPI CI run 32705862191 still concludes failure, so do not promote/merge around the gate. Keep #52 open and runtime NOT_VERIFIED.
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Reconciliation: returned this PR to draft on 2026-08-28. Exact-head CI is green, but the security boundary is not yet complete. The current validator resolves/approves DNS and then returns the original URL, so the subsequent transport can resolve again (validation→connection rebinding window). The SDK-managed remote-SSE path also still lacks demonstrated fail-closed enforcement across redirects/reconnects/message POSTs. Do not merge merely because CI is green. Required next evidence: connection-bound/transport-enforced destination policy with negative rebinding tests, plus remote-SSE redirect/reconnect/message-channel proof or an explicit fail-closed disablement. reported_runtime_state.cAPI=3003; verified_runtime_state.cAPI=NOT_VERIFIED. |
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Security remediation update on exact head
The intermediate This closes only the unbounded-DNS-time portion of the review. The DNS rebinding/TOCTOU finding remains open: validation still does not pin the actual socket connection to the vetted address while preserving Host/SNI. Do not treat hostname validation alone as proof against rebinding. |
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Advances #52 on current cAPI
main8d6a692ecae8d239692f9b0bbb091854da6c3372.This draft hardens the hosted MCP/OpenAPI egress boundary:
CAPI_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTSexact-host allowlisting;remote-httpis rejected instead of being accepted into an inevitable driver error;Focused Vitest coverage exercises public allowlisted targets, production missing-allowlist fail-closed behavior, literal private/metadata addresses, DNS-to-private targets, non-allowlisted hosts, credentials/fragments, localhost, DNS deadlines, preservation of vetted DNS answers, the pinned socket lookup primitive, and remote-SSE fail-closed behavior.
Truth boundary: this is source remediation only. It does not establish deployed cAPI safety or runtime
3003. Keep draft until exact-head test/typecheck/build/security/dependency checks execute and pass and all blocking review threads are resolved. Verify deployed SHA + cAPI protocol identity + HTTP health + actual container listener + Traefik routing before any downstream runtime claim.