Model Context Protocol Python SDK Unbounded Session Accumulation Flaw
Attack on AI2 Disclosed vulnerabilityInfrastructure vulnerability
Stateful Streamable HTTP servers in the MCP Python SDK retain session entries indefinitely without expiration limits, allowing resource exhaustion attacks. A security advisory and updates have been provided.
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 vulnerabilityCVEs and advisories in AI frameworks, inference servers, MCP servers, AI developer tools and hosting stacks.
- Infrastructure vulnerability
- owasp llm top 10
- mitre atlas
- no technique for these categoriesBoth 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
- mcp
- incident date
- 14 Oct 2026
- first reported
- 14 Oct 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-2026-59951 · mcp · resource-exhaustion
- record
- created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:33Z · json
Sources · 2
- 2026-10-14CVE-2026-59951: The MCP Python SDK, called mcp on PyPI, is a Python implementation of the Model Context Protocol (MCP).NVD · nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59951
- 2026-10-15CVE-2026-59951: MCP Python SDK: Unbounded Session Accumulation in StreamableHTTP Transport Enables Resource ExhaustionGitHub Advisory Database · github.com/advisories/GHSA-84m7-p3x7-pcfv
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