Cross-server access via unbound OAuth tokens
Published Mar 16, 2026 · Updated Mar 16, 2026
Incorrect authorization in FastMCP before 2.14.2 allows remote attackers to reuse stolen OAuth tokens across MCP servers. OAuthProxy initializes JWTIssuer with base_url as a shared issuer and audience and ignores the client-supplied resource when binding access and refresh tokens. Exploitation requires a victim to complete an OAuth flow with a malicious MCP server advertising the same authorization server, after which the attacker can access tools and resources exposed by benign servers sharing that server.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect authorization in FastMCP before 2.14.2 allows remote attackers to reuse stolen OAuth tokens across MCP servers. OAuthProxy initializes JWTIssuer with base_url as a shared issuer and audience and ignores the client-supplied resource when binding access and refresh tokens. Exploitation requires a victim to complete an OAuth flow with a malicious MCP server advertising the same authorization server, after which the attacker can access tools and resources exposed by benign servers sharing that server.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-69196
- Published
- Mar 16, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 16, 2026
- Vendor
- Prefect Technologies, Inc.
- Product
- FastMCP
- Classifications
- CWE-863, T1550.001, T1528
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 16, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 16, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 2.14.2
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Public exploit references
- OAuth Proxy cross-server token-reuse proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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