CVE-2026-61559: Dynamic API URL redirection flaw in mcp-gitlab
Attack on AI2 Disclosed vulnerabilityInfrastructure vulnerabilityAgent hijack
The mcp-gitlab Model Context Protocol server accepts unvalidated dynamic API base URLs via request headers and attaches private tokens to outgoing requests. This allows arbitrary callers to intercept sensitive API tokens.
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
Details
- type
- Attack on AIAn AI model, agent or AI-powered product was the thing exploited, abused or leaked.
- categories
- Infrastructure vulnerabilityprimaryCVEs and advisories in AI frameworks, inference servers, MCP servers, AI developer tools and hosting stacks.
- Agent hijackAn AI agent is tricked into unauthorized actions: tool misuse, data exfiltration through the agent, or acting against its principal.
- Infrastructure vulnerabilityprimary
- owasp llm top 10
- mitre atlas
- Both rows are derived from the type and categories (OWASP 2025 edition, ATLAS release 2026.09), not classified per record. How
- severity
- 2 · Disclosed vulnerabilityCVE or vendor advisory, patched or patchable, no confirmed exploitation.
- targets
- Framework / tooling
- products
- @zereight/mcp-gitlab
- incident date
- 15 Sep 2026
- first reported
- 15 Sep 2026
- origin
- NVDVulnerability record from NVD / the GitHub Advisory Database. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- classifier confidence
- 0.95 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
- tags
- CVE-2026-61559 · mcp · credential-leak
- record
- created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:33Z · json
Sources · 1
- 2026-09-15CVE-2026-61559: `@zereight/mcp-gitlab` is a Model Context Protocol server for GitLab.NVD · nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61559
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