CVE-2026-108716
mcp-remote 0.8.0 through 0.14.3 Cleartext Credential Transmission via --device-code OAuth Grant
mcp-remote 0.8.0 through 0.14.3 contains a cleartext transmission vulnerability in authorizeWithDeviceCode that sends client secrets and receives tokens without enforcing HTTPS endpoints. When discovered device authorization and token endpoints are non-loopback http URLs, on-path network attackers can capture the client secret plus issued access and refresh tokens.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.0
mcp-remote 0.8.0 through 0.14.3 Cleartext Credential Transmission via --device-code OAuth Grant
mcp-remote 0.8.0 through 0.14.3 contains a cleartext transmission vulnerability in authorizeWithDeviceCode that sends client secrets and receives tokens without enforcing HTTPS endpoints. When discovered device authorization and token endpoints are non-loopback http URLs, on-path network attackers can capture the client secret plus issued access and refresh tokens.
- Record
CVE-2026-108716- CVSS 4.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-319
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-96990
6.0
mcp-remote 0.8.0 through 0.14.3 contains a cleartext transmission vulnerability in authorizeWithDeviceCode that sends client secrets and receives tokens without enforcing HTTPS endpoints. When discovered device authorization and token endpoints are non-loopback http URLs, on-path network attackers can capture the client secret plus issued access and refresh tokens.
- Record
EUVD-2026-96990- CVSS 4.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jrvg-vw6c-rp59
6.0
mcp-remote 0.8.0 through 0.14.3 contains a cleartext transmission vulnerability in...
mcp-remote 0.8.0 through 0.14.3 contains a cleartext transmission vulnerability in authorizeWithDeviceCode that sends client secrets and receives tokens without enforcing HTTPS endpoints. When discovered device authorization and token endpoints are non-loopback http URLs, on-path network attackers can capture the client secret plus issued access and refresh tokens.
- Record
GHSA-jrvg-vw6c-rp59- CVSS 4.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-319
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.0
mcp-remote 0.8.0 through 0.14.3 contains a cleartext transmission vulnerability in authorizeWithDeviceCode that sends client secrets and receives tokens without enforcing HTTPS endpoints. When discovered device authorization and token endpoints are non-loopback http URLs, on-path network attackers can capture the client secret plus issued access and refresh tokens.
- Record
CVE-2026-108716- CVSS 4.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-319
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.0
mcp-remote 0.8.0 through 0.14.3 Cleartext Credential Transmission via --device-code OAuth Grant
mcp-remote 0.8.0 through 0.14.3 contains a cleartext transmission vulnerability in authorizeWithDeviceCode that sends client secrets and receives tokens without enforcing HTTPS endpoints. When discovered device authorization and token endpoints are non-loopback http URLs, on-path network attackers can capture the client secret plus issued access and refresh tokens.
- Record
CVE-2026-108716- CVSS 4.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-319
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-108716 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Punkpeye Mcp-remote, published October 11, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 9th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
hackmd.io/@haind03/punkpeye-mcp-remote-device-code-cleartext-oauth-transport
github.com/punkpeye/mcp-remote/blob/v0.14.3/src/lib/device-authorization.ts
github.com/punkpeye/mcp-remote/blob/v0.14.3/src/lib/client-credentials.ts
github.com/punkpeye/mcp-remote
vulncheck.com/advisories/mcp-remote-0.8.0-through-0.14.3-cleartext-credential-transmission-via-device-code-oauth-grant
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-108716
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jrvg-vw6c-rp59
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/108xxx/CVE-2026-108716.json