PinchTab is a standalone HTTP server that gives AI agents direct control over a Chrome browser. PinchTab `v0.7.8` through `v0.8.3` accepted the API token from a `token` URL query parameter in addition to the `Authorization` header. When a valid API credential is sent in the URL, it can be exposed through request URIs recorded by intermediaries or client-side tooling, such as reverse proxy access logs, browser history, shell history, clipboard history, and tracing systems that capture full URLs. This issue is an unsafe credential transport pattern rather than a direct authentication bypass. It only affects deployments where a token is configured and a client actually uses the query-parameter form. PinchTab's security guidance already recommended `Authorization: Bearer <token>`, but `v0.8.3` still accepted `?token=` and included first-party flows that generated and consumed URLs containing the token. This was addressed in v0.8.4 by removing query-string token authentication and requiring safer header- or session-based authentication flows.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab/releases/tag/v0.8.4 | Product Release Notes |
| https://github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab/security/advisories/GHSA-mrqc-3276-74f8 | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab/security/advisories/GHSA-mrqc-3276-74f8 | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
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| References | () https://github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab/releases/tag/v0.8.4 - Product, Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab/security/advisories/GHSA-mrqc-3276-74f8 - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory | |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:pinchtab:pinchtab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| References | () https://github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab/security/advisories/GHSA-mrqc-3276-74f8 - |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-03-26 21:17
Updated : 2026-03-31 15:56
NVD link : CVE-2026-33620
Mitre link : CVE-2026-33620
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-33620
JSON object : View
Products Affected
pinchtab
- pinchtab
CWE
CWE-598
Use of GET Request Method With Sensitive Query Strings
