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TI-2026-40139 Aliases CVE-2026-55605GHSA-72f3-6w86-7rv3

@arikusi/deepseek-mcp-server Missing Authentication on Self-Hosted HTTP MCP Endpoint

Priority MEDIUM 63CWE-306Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-306.

Summary

DeepSeek MCP Server is an MCP server for DeepSeek V4. Starting in version 1.4.2 and prior to version 1.8.0, the self-hosted HTTP transport of `@arikusi/deepseek-mcp-server` exposes `POST /mcp` without any authentication: `createMcpExpressApp` is called without an `authProvider` and no middleware guards the route, so any network-reachable client can issue an unauthenticated `initialize` request and obtain a valid MCP session identifier. In reproduced testing against commit `5e1302171e99`, an unauthenticated client was able to initialize a session, enumerate tools, and invoke the local `deepseek_sessions` tool with no credentials. The same unauthenticated session also exposes `deepseek_chat`, whose handler uses the server-side `DEEPSEEK_API_KEY` when self-hosted deployments configure one. This issue applies to self-hosted HTTP mode, not the separately documented hosted BYOK endpoint in `README.md`, which expects an `Authorization: Bearer ...` header. Upstream self-hosted container assets enable HTTP mode by default (`Dockerfile`) and publish port `3000` (`docker-compose.yml`). Version 1.8.0 contains a patch for this issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00519 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed deepseek-mcp-server (arikusi): 1.8.0@arikusi/deepseek-mcp-server (npm): 1.8.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
arikusideepseek-mcp-server1.4.2 to before 1.8.01.8.0Patch availableCNA
—@arikusi/deepseek-mcp-server (npm)1.4.2 to before 1.8.01.8.0Patch availableGHSA-72f3-6w86-7rv3
  • deepseek-mcp-server Vendorarikusi Affected 1.4.2 to before 1.8.0 Fixed in 1.8.0 Patch available CNA
  • @arikusi/deepseek-mcp-server (npm) Vendor— Affected 1.4.2 to before 1.8.0 Fixed in 1.8.0 Patch available GHSA-72f3-6w86-7rv3

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA deepseek-mcp-server (arikusi) Fixed in 1.8.0
  • Fix · GHSA-72f3-6w86-7rv3 @arikusi/deepseek-mcp-server (npm) Fixed in 1.8.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-55605
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-72f3-6w86-7rv3

References

  • TI-2026-40138 @arikusi/deepseek-mcp-server has an Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6

Sources