CVE-2026-116686
What it is
The Model Context Protocol Python SDK is the official Python SDK for Model Context Protocol servers and clients. From 1.10.0 until 1.30.0 and 2.2.0, ClientSession, ClientSessionGroup, and Client tool calls validate server-declared outputSchema documents with jsonschema's default resolver, causing an unresolved $ref value to fetch an HTTP, HTTPS, or file URL from the client's network and filesystem context. A server can trigger blind requests or local-file reads and can stall every session in the process because resolution runs synchronously on the event loop without a timeout. This issue is fixed in versions 1.30.0 and 2.2.0.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-918 · Server-side request forgery
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/commit/5ebdfed4060d8e5b11b8e2348f86bad4d1fb8836
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/commit/6705402e246dc4eb1fcdf4d9902b78d3c9c36e1b
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/pull/3394
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/pull/3396
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/releases/tag/v1.30.0
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/releases/tag/v2.2.0
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/security/advisories/GHSA-rwrf-2pqf-9j8j
References
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/commit/5ebdfed4060d8e5b11b8e2348f86bad4d1fb8836
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/commit/6705402e246dc4eb1fcdf4d9902b78d3c9c36e1b
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/pull/3394
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/pull/3396
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/releases/tag/v1.30.0
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/releases/tag/v2.2.0
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/security/advisories/GHSA-rwrf-2pqf-9j8j