MCP Atlassian: OAuth fallback token storage writes plaintext access and refresh tokens with group-readable permissions
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-312.
Summary
MCP Atlassian is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Atlassian products (Confluence and Jira). Prior to 0.22.0, OAuthConfig writes a plaintext fallback file containing access and refresh tokens under the user's .mcp-atlassian directory using process-default permissions. On systems with a permissive umask, same-group or other local users and processes can read the persisted tokens and reuse the associated Atlassian access. The advisory traces the vulnerable input and processing flow through OAuthConfig._save_tokens, ~/.mcp-atlassian/oauth-<client_id>.json, access_token, and refresh_token, which identify the affected entry points, controls, and code paths. This issue is fixed in version 0.22.0.
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 0.22.0 | 0.22.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | mcp-atlassian (PyPI) | before 0.22.0 | 0.22.0 | Patch available | GHSA-g5xv-mhgm-v5f6 |
- mcp-atlassian Vendorsooperset Affected before 0.22.0 Fixed in 0.22.0 Patch available CNA
- mcp-atlassian (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.22.0 Fixed in 0.22.0 Patch available GHSA-g5xv-mhgm-v5f6
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mcp-atlassian:mcp_atlassian:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.22.0 | Vulnerable | Mcp-atlassian |
- cpe:2.3:a:mcp-atlassian:mcp_atlassian:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.22.0 Vulnerable ·Mcp-atlassian
Remediation
- Fix · CNA mcp-atlassian (sooperset) Fixed in 0.22.0
- Fix · GHSA-g5xv-mhgm-v5f6 mcp-atlassian (PyPI) Fixed in 0.22.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-77250
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g5xv-mhgm-v5f6
References
Patch 2
More sooperset vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-53938 MCP Atlassian: Unauthenticated HTTP MCP requests can use globally configured Jira and Confluence credentials CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-53957 MCP Atlassian: SSRF Protection Bypass CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-53935 Protection mechanism failure in sooperset mcp-atlassian CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
- TI-2026-53946 Path traversal in sooperset mcp-atlassian CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-53932 Path traversal in sooperset mcp-atlassian CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-22177 Path traversal in sooperset mcp-atlassian CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-77250 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-77250 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g5xv-mhgm-v5f6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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