MCP Atlassian has SSRF via unvalidated X-Atlassian-Jira-Url / X-Atlassian-Confluence-Url headers
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
MCP Atlassian is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Atlassian products (Confluence and Jira). Prior to version 0.17.0, an unauthenticated attacker who can reach the mcp-atlassian HTTP endpoint can force the server process to make outbound HTTP requests to an arbitrary attacker-controlled URL by supplying two custom HTTP headers without an `Authorization` header. No authentication is required. The vulnerability exists in the HTTP middleware and dependency injection layer — not in any MCP tool handler - making it invisible to tool-level code analysis. In cloud deployments, this could enable theft of IAM role credentials via the instance metadata endpoint (`169[.]254[.]169[.]254`). In any HTTP deployment it enables internal network reconnaissance and injection of attacker-controlled content into LLM tool results. Version 0.17.0 fixes the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sooperset | mcp-atlassian | before 0.17.0 | 0.17.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | mcp-atlassian (PyPI) | before 0.17.0 | 0.17.0 | Patch available | GHSA-7r34-79r5-rcc9 |
- mcp-atlassian Vendorsooperset Affected before 0.17.0 Fixed in 0.17.0 Patch available CNA
- mcp-atlassian (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.17.0 Fixed in 0.17.0 Patch available GHSA-7r34-79r5-rcc9
Remediation
- Fix · CNA mcp-atlassian (sooperset) Fixed in 0.17.0
- Fix · GHSA-7r34-79r5-rcc9 mcp-atlassian (PyPI) Fixed in 0.17.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-27826
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7r34-79r5-rcc9
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-27826 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-27826 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7r34-79r5-rcc9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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