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CVE-2026-73498: MCP Atlassian is a Model Context Protocol (MCP): Arbitrary file read via missing path validation in confluence_upload_attachment

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-12 · updated 2026-10-24
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

MCP Atlassian is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Atlassian products (Confluence and Jira). Prior to 0.22.0, confluence_upload_attachment passes its client-supplied file_path directly to open(file_path, "rb") in src/mcp_atlassian/confluence/attachments.py through _upload_attachment_direct() without calling validate_safe_path. An authenticated MCP client can read any file accessible to the server process and exfiltrate it to Confluence as an attachment. If an AI agent can be induced to call the tool through untrusted content, the same flaw can disclose server environment variables such as CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN and other credentials. This issue is fixed in version 0.22.0.

Affected products

• sooperset mcp-atlassian: before 0.22.0

References

• https://github.com/sooperset/mcp-atlassian/commit/b041733473f95119dd539542a43c280737a8e460
• https://github.com/sooperset/mcp-atlassian/pull/1448
• https://github.com/sooperset/mcp-atlassian/releases/tag/v0.22.0
• https://github.com/sooperset/mcp-atlassian/security/advisories/GHSA-g5r6-gv6m-f5jv
• https://github.com/sooperset/mcp-atlassian/security/advisories/GHSA-g5r6-gv6m-f5jv

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