MCP API Key Leaks Jan -- Nov 2026 from Lin Hsin Hsin Artificial Intelligence Center -- the founder of LIN HSIN HSIN ART MUSEUM--Digital Art Museum, First Virtual Museum in the World, 1994.Wikipedia, Digital Media Center: Technology, Digital Art, Digital Paintings, Digital Sculptures, Digital Music, Digital Musical Instruments, Sound, Poetry, Animated Music, Web-enabled, Interactive, Digital Media Poineer
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MCP API Key Leaks



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# Vendor (Keys Leaked) Severity Source (MCP Server/Platform) Impact Date
1 AWS severity-high 9.8 (Critical) aws-mcp-server (CVE-2026-5058, CVE-2026-5059) Unauthenticated access to broker credentials; full cloud takeover possible Apr 2026
2 Microsoft (Azure) severity-high 9.8 (Critical) Microsoft product (ZDI-CAN-28042) RCE on any system running vulnerable MCP implementation Apr 2026
3 Anthropic severity-high 9.4 (Critical) Anthropic MCP Inspector (CVE-2025-49596) Full filesystem, API keys, and environment secrets exposed; 38k weekly downloads Jan 2026
4 Anthropic severity-high 9.3 (Critical) mem0 MCP (CVE-2026-59706) Unauthenticated config API returns LLM API keys in plaintext Jul 2026
5 Microsoft (Azure) severity-high 9.1 (Critical) Azure DevOps MCP (CVE-2026-32211) No authentication; unauthorized access to API keys, tokens, config data Apr 2026
6 Anthropic Critical (design flaw, no CVE) Anthropic MCP SDK (Python, TS, Java, Rust) RCE on ~200,000 servers; direct access to API keys, internal DBs, chat histories Apr 2026
7 OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Critical (no severity-high) OpenCode Console (legacy system breach) 1.4% of users' provider keys exposed; $1,700+ unauthorized charges per user; linked to "distillation attack" Oct 17, 2026
8 Anthropic, OpenAI severity-high 8.8 (High) OpenClaw/Clawdbot (42,000+ exposed instances) API keys, Slack creds, Telegram bot tokens, full chat histories; 1,000+ unauthenticated MCP endpoints Jan 2026
9 Microsoft (Azure) severity-high 8.8 (High) Azure MCP Server Tools (CVE-2026-26118) SSRF sends managed identity token to attacker-controlled URL Mar 10, 2026
10 Anthropic severity-high 8.2 (High) rmcp (Rust SDK, CVE-2026-63127) OAuth credential theft via malicious server Sep 2026
11 OpenAI, Anthropic, Google severity-high 7.5 (High) MCP Python SDK (GHSA-qx49-fqc8-xw99) Malicious server steals client secret, auth code, PKCE proof key Sep 28, 2026
12 Google (Gemini) High (Tier 1: Single-Service Privilege Escalation) Public client-side code (2,863 live keys) API keys authenticate to Gemini; data access, $82,314 in unauthorized charges Feb 2026
13 AWS High Amazon Q Developer MCP config (CVE-2026-12957) Malicious repos auto-execute MCP commands; steals AWS credentials, SSH keys, K8s tokens Jun 2026
14 AWS High Amazon MQ MCP Server (CVE-2026-18655) Prompt injection obtains RabbitMQ broker credentials or OAuth access tokens Jul–Aug 2026
15 Cloudflare High cloudflare/mcp-server-cloudflare (auth bypass) Expired/invalid tokens return 403 instead of 401; scope elevation without re-auth Oct 22, 2026
16 Google, JPMorgan, Weaviate, France Gov, Indonesia Gov High Various MCP servers (SSRF class) SSRF to internal services; credential/token exposure Oct 2026
17 Anthropic severity-high 5.3 (Medium) Claude Code (CVE-2026-21852) API key exfiltration via attacker-controlled proxy; full team workspace exposed Jan–Feb 2026
18 OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS, generic cloud severity-high 5.9 (Medium) MCP Python SDK (CVE-2026-116685) Cross-origin redirect leaks X-API-Key headers and POST bodies Oct 2026
19 Anthropic, OpenAI, AI services N/A (aggregate research) 82,000 public MCP config files on GitHub (Hush Security) 12% of credential slots hardcoded; 24% non-expiring & broad-scope Sep–Oct 2026
20 Anthropic, OpenAI, AI services N/A (aggregate research) Public GitHub MCP files (GitGuardian, State of Secrets Sprawl 2026) 24,008 unique secrets; 2,117 confirmed valid; AI-service secrets +81.5% YoY Mar 2026
21 Multiple vendors N/A (aggregate research) MCP config records (Flare audit) 438 distinct credentials (218 after dedup) Oct 7, 2026
22 Postmark High (supply chain) postmark-mcp (malicious npm package) Stolen password resets, invoices, customer data; 1,643 downloads 2026
23 Multiple (browser, cloud, Discord, SSH, crypto) High (supply chain) Fake Oura Ring MCP Server StealC malware: browser passwords, cloud tokens, SSH keys, crypto wallets Feb 2026
24 GitHub Critical GitHub MCP (malicious public issue) AI assistants hijacked to exfiltrate private repo data (salaries, plans) into public PRs 2026
25 Multiple (bearer tokens, cookies) severity-high 3.7 (Low) mcp-from-openapi (CVE-2026-115750) Cross-origin redirect captures Authorization/Cookie headers Oct 2026










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