MCPHub: Authenticated non-admin user achieves RCE via POST /api/servers (missing authorization on stdio command/args) (CVE-2026-79748) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-79748

MCPHub: Authenticated non-admin user achieves RCE via POST /api/servers (missing authorization on stdio command/args)

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-79748 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in MCPHub: Authenticated non-admin user achieves RCE via POST /api/servers (missing authorization on stdio command/args). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps samanhappy/mcphub (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Aug 31, 2026Updated Aug 31, 2026Source checked Aug 31, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 31, 2026Material review Aug 31, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

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Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps samanhappy/mcphub (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
samanhappy/mcphubgeneric	< 0.12.15	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for samanhappy/mcphub.
Review the reported fix. Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 31, 2026
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Source modified
Aug 31, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 31, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

MCPHub is a unified hub for centrally managing and dynamically orchestrating multiple MCP servers/APIs into separate endpoints with flexible routing strategies. Prior to version 0.12.15, the POST /api/servers and PUT /api/servers/:name endpoints in MCPHub create/update MCP server configurations and then immediately spawn the configured stdio process via child_process.spawn. Authentication is required, but there is no authorization check restricting these endpoints to admins, and there is no allowlist/sanitization on the command and args fields. As a result, any authenticated non-admin user can submit a server configuration with command:"/bin/sh" (or any other binary) and arbitrary args, causing MCPHub to execute the attacker-controlled process as the MCPHub server's OS user (commonly root in the published Docker image and in npx/systemd deployments). This issue has been patched in version 0.12.15.

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