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CVE-2026-77254: MCP Atlassian: Unauthenticated HTTP MCP requests can use globally configured Jira and Confluence credentials
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2026-09-22 · updated 2026-09-28
- Weakness: CWE-306
Description
MCP Atlassian is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Atlassian products (Confluence and Jira). Prior to 0.22.0, requests to the HTTP MCP endpoint without a per-user identity are allowed to reach tool handlers, which then use globally configured Jira or Confluence credentials. A network caller can perform operations with the operator account's permissions unless the deployment has an independent authentication boundary. The advisory traces the vulnerable input and processing flow through streamable-http, UserTokenMiddleware, _get_fetcher, and global credentials, which identify the affected entry points, controls, and code paths. This issue is fixed in version 0.22.0.
Affected products
- sooperset mcp-atlassian: before 0.22.0 — fixed in 0.22.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: sooperset mcp-atlassian 0.22.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
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-vc8m-84rp-53hx
- https://github.com/sooperset/mcp-atlassian/security/advisories/GHSA-vc8m-84rp-53hx
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