CVE-2026-77255: MCP Atlassian: Arbitrary File Read & Exfiltration (Confused Deputy) in JIRA update_issue

Severity: high (CVSS 8.6 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: yes
Published: 2026-09-22 · updated 2026-09-29
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

MCP Atlassian is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Atlassian products (Confluence and Jira). Prior to 0.22.0, the Jira update_issue attachments argument is converted into local paths and routed to the attachment upload implementation without workspace validation. A caller can make the MCP server read arbitrary local files and attach them to a Jira issue, using the server as a confused deputy to exfiltrate the contents. The advisory traces the vulnerable input and processing flow through jira update_issue, attachments, upload_attachment, and file_path, 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

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