MCP Atlassian: Insecure File Permissions on OAuth Token Storage
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · 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 0.22.0, the OAuth fallback token directory and JSON file are created without explicit owner-only modes. Local users or processes with access through the resulting group or world permission bits can read access and refresh tokens and reuse the associated Atlassian session. The advisory traces the vulnerable input and processing flow through ~/.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
- None
- 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-4596-2p6p-28cv |
- 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-4596-2p6p-28cv
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-4596-2p6p-28cv mcp-atlassian (PyPI) Fixed in 0.22.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-77268
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4596-2p6p-28cv
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-2026-77268 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-77268 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4596-2p6p-28cv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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