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CVE-2026-61560: Authentication bypass and arbitrary file read in mcp-gitlab

@zereight/mcp-gitlab

The mcp-gitlab Model Context Protocol server exposes unauthenticated tools in default Docker configurations and permits arbitrary file reading. This allows unauthenticated attackers to steal sensitive environment tokens and achieve account takeover.

disclosed CVENo confirmed exploitation, so this record is tracked as a disclosed vulnerability and not counted as an incident. It moves into the counts if CISA or the vendor confirms exploitation. Why

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
0.03 · top 13% · 2026-11-13
EPSS scores by FIRST
fix status
Fix status unknown
first report
15 Sep 2026
last update
15 Sep 2026
CVE ids
CVE-2026-61560other records

Timeline · 1

  1. 15 Sep 2026CVE-2026-61560: `@zereight/mcp-gitlab` is a Model Context Protocol server for GitLab.

Sources · 1

Advisories and databases

  1. 2026-09-15
    CVE-2026-61560: `@zereight/mcp-gitlab` is a Model Context Protocol server for GitLab.
    NVD · nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61560

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Classification

lane
Patch now
AI role
Attack on AI
categories
Infrastructure vulnerabilityAgent hijack
severity
2 · Disclosed vulnerability
fix status
Fix status unknown
targets
Framework / tooling
owasp llm top 10
LLM03:2025 Supply ChainLLM06:2025 Excessive Agency
mitre atlas
AML.T0053 AI Agent Tool Invocation
tags
mcptoken-theft
dates
happened 15 Sep 2026 · first reported 15 Sep 2026
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record
confidence 0.95 · created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:33Z

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# CVE-2026-61560: Authentication bypass and arbitrary file read in mcp-gitlab

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/cve-2026-61560-authentication-bypass-and-arbitrary-file-read · AIR-2026-0118 · closed 2026-09-15

- Lane: Patch now
- Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability)
- Fix status: Fix status unknown
- First reported: 2026-09-15
- AI role: Attack on AI
- Products: @zereight/mcp-gitlab
- CVE ids: CVE-2026-61560
- CVSS: 9.8

## Summary

The mcp-gitlab Model Context Protocol server exposes unauthenticated tools in default Docker configurations and permits arbitrary file reading. This allows unauthenticated attackers to steal sensitive environment tokens and achieve account takeover.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2026-09-15: CVE-2026-61560: `@zereight/mcp-gitlab` is a Model Context Protocol server for GitLab. (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61560)

## Sources

- 2026-09-15 NVD: CVE-2026-61560: `@zereight/mcp-gitlab` is a Model Context Protocol server for GitLab. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61560

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