Vulnerability · Published Sep 22, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-77244[mcp-atlassian] Authentication bypass in HTTP transport: AtlassianOpaqueTokenVerifier accepts any non-empty token
Critical 10.0
In plain English
A critical-severity improper authentication in mcp-atlassian from sooperset. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
MCP Atlassian is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Atlassian products (Confluence and Jira). Prior to 0.22.0, the HTTP transport accepts requests without a verified user identity and downstream fetcher construction falls back to the operator's globally configured Jira or Confluence credentials. A network client that can reach the MCP endpoint can invoke Atlassian tools as the operator, including read and write operations available to that account. The advisory traces the vulnerable input and processing flow through UserTokenMiddleware, AtlassianOpaqueTokenVerifier, _get_fetcher, and streamable-http, which identify the affected entry points, controls, and code paths. This issue is fixed in version 0.22.0.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | mcp-atlassian | 0.22.0 | GHSA-wrhw-j3f9-8vc6 |
| PyPI | mcp-atlassian | 0.22.0 | PYSEC-2026-4103 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| sooperset | mcp-atlassian | < 0.22.0 |
Weakness: CWE-287, CWE-303, CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- https://github.com/sooperset/mcp-atlassian/security/advisories/GHSA-wrhw-j3f9-8vc6 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/sooperset/mcp-atlassian/pull/1448 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/sooperset/mcp-atlassian/commit/b041733473f95119dd539542a43c280737a8e460 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/sooperset/mcp-atlassian/releases/tag/v0.22.0 x_refsource_MISC