Description
MCP Atlassian is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Atlassian products (Confluence and Jira). Prior to 0.22.0, confluence_upload_attachment passes its client-supplied file_path directly to open(file_path, "rb") in src/mcp_atlassian/confluence/attachments.py through _upload_attachment_direct() without calling validate_safe_path. An authenticated MCP client can read any file accessible to the server process and exfiltrate it to Confluence as an attachment. If an AI agent can be induced to call the tool through untrusted content, the same flaw can disclose server environment variables such as CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN and other credentials. This issue is fixed in version 0.22.0.
Published: 2026-08-12
Score: 7.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-g5r6-gv6m-f5jv mcp-atlassian: Arbitrary file read via missing path validation in confluence_upload_attachment
History

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Description MCP Atlassian is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Atlassian products (Confluence and Jira). Prior to 0.22.0, confluence_upload_attachment passes its client-supplied file_path directly to open(file_path, "rb") in src/mcp_atlassian/confluence/attachments.py through _upload_attachment_direct() without calling validate_safe_path. An authenticated MCP client can read any file accessible to the server process and exfiltrate it to Confluence as an attachment. If an AI agent can be induced to call the tool through untrusted content, the same flaw can disclose server environment variables such as CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN and other credentials. This issue is fixed in version 0.22.0.
Title MCP Atlassian is a Model Context Protocol (MCP): Arbitrary file read via missing path validation in confluence_upload_attachment
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-12T21:17:24.634Z

Reserved: 2026-08-12T19:00:33.736Z

Link: CVE-2026-73498

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-12T22:17:16.973

Modified: 2026-08-12T22:17:16.973

Link: CVE-2026-73498

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