CVE-2026-61546 (GCVE-0-2026-61546)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-28 21:40 – Updated: 2026-10-29 18:24
VLAI
Title
AnkiMCP: DNS rebinding reaches unauthenticated local AnkiMCP HTTP tools
Summary
AnkiMCP is an Anki addon that implements an MCP server, enabling AI assistants to interact with the Anki flashcard application. Prior to version 0.21.0, `anki_mcp_server/mcp_server.py` globally disables FastMCP DNS-rebinding protection through `TransportSecuritySettings` with `enable_dns_rebinding_protection=False`, including for the default local Streamable HTTP listener. The defaults in `anki_mcp_server/config.py` enable `http_enabled` on `127.0.0.1:3141`, with an empty `http_path` selecting the root endpoint. No bearer token, API key, session secret, strict `Host` allowlist or strict `Origin` allowlist is enforced before `initialize`, `tools/list` and `tools/call` reach MCP dispatch. A victim who visits a malicious web page while Anki and the listener are running can have browser requests rebound to loopback, allowing the attacker to `initialize` MCP, enumerate tools, read the local collection, and perform enabled non-destructive note/deck creation or updates. The attacker needs neither LAN position nor a local process. Available operations depend on enabled tool filters; destructive tools are hidden unless `enabled_destructive_tools` is opted into, limiting deletion-level impact but not the exposed read/write operations. The reported harness confirms real MCP tool dispatch with substituted Anki bridge responses rather than demonstrating destructive changes to a real collection. Disabling protection for tunnels/proxies also disables it for the normal loopback configuration. This issue is fixed in version 0.21.0.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-29 18:24 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-346 - Origin Validation Error
  • CWE-350 - Reliance on Reverse DNS Resolution for a Security-Critical Action
Assigner
GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 8010 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
ankimcp anki-mcp-server-addon Affected: < 0.21.0
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