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CVE-2026-61542 (GCVE-0-2026-61542)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-10-28 19:48 – Updated: 2026-10-28 19:48
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Gearboy advisory / Gearsystem body: Unauthenticated network exposure of MCP HTTP tools
Summary
Gearboy is a Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Super Game Boy emulator and debugger with an embedded MCP server. Gearsystem, the affected component, has an optional `--mcp-http` mode that accepts unauthenticated MCP requests from any reachable network peer despite localhost-only documentation and logging. In the described `platforms/shared/desktop/mcp/mcp_transport.h` transport, the socket binds `INADDR_ANY`, normally on port 7777, and POST requests to `/mcp` reach dispatch without `Authorization`, `Host`, or `Origin` checks. Responses and OPTIONS advertise `Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *`. A peer can initialize an MCP session and invoke exposed emulator/debugging operations; even a garbage bearer token does not block dispatch, while a loopback-bind negative control prevents network access. The reported impact is bounded to the emulator process, debugging state, and local files accepted as media, rather than demonstrated host code execution. Gearboy 3.8.7 contains a patch.
Severity
8.6 (High)
CWE
- CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/drhelius/Gearboy/security/advi… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/drhelius/Gearboy/commit/e2ead9… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/drhelius/Gearboy/releases/tag/3.8.7 | x_refsource_MISC |
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CVE-2026-61542 (GCVE-0-2026-61542)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-28 19:48 – Updated: 2026-10-28 19:48
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Gearboy advisory / Gearsystem body: Unauthenticated network exposure of MCP HTTP tools
Summary
Gearboy is a Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Super Game Boy emulator and debugger with an embedded MCP server. Gearsystem, the affected component, has an optional `--mcp-http` mode that accepts unauthenticated MCP requests from any reachable network peer despite localhost-only documentation and logging. In the described `platforms/shared/desktop/mcp/mcp_transport.h` transport, the socket binds `INADDR_ANY`, normally on port 7777, and POST requests to `/mcp` reach dispatch without `Authorization`, `Host`, or `Origin` checks. Responses and OPTIONS advertise `Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *`. A peer can initialize an MCP session and invoke exposed emulator/debugging operations; even a garbage bearer token does not block dispatch, while a loopback-bind negative control prevents network access. The reported impact is bounded to the emulator process, debugging state, and local files accepted as media, rather than demonstrated host code execution. Gearboy 3.8.7 contains a patch.
Severity
8.6 (High)
CWE
- CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/drhelius/Gearboy/security/advi… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/drhelius/Gearboy/commit/e2ead9… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/drhelius/Gearboy/releases/tag/3.8.7 | x_refsource_MISC |
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