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CVE-2026-44969: dbt-mcp: Tool Arguments Including SQL Queries and Credentials Logged in Plaintext Without Redaction When File Logging Is Enabled

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2026-07-16 · updated 2026-10-24
• Weakness: CWE-532

Description

dbt-mcp is a Model Context Protocol server for interacting with dbt. Prior to 1.17.1, DbtMCP.call_tool() in src/dbt_mcp/mcp/server.py logged the raw arguments dictionary at INFO level before each tool call and at ERROR level on exceptions, and configure_file_logging() wrote those records to dbt-mcp.log when DBT_MCP_SERVER_FILE_LOGGING=true, preserving sensitive sql_query, vars, and node_selection values in plaintext without automatic rotation or deletion. This issue is fixed in version 1.17.1.

Affected products

• dbt-labs dbt-mcp: before 1.17.1 — fixed in 1.17.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: dbt-labs dbt-mcp 1.17.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-mcp/commit/6534507b5e7a729758d5baece155602cad0bb22f
• https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-mcp/pull/752
• https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-mcp/releases/tag/v1.17.1
• https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-mcp/security/advisories/GHSA-7xgw-6qf3-7w59
• https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-mcp/security/advisories/GHSA-7xgw-6qf3-7w59

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