CVE-2026-48529: GitHub MCP Server: Lockdown mode singleton in HTTP server causes cross-user GraphQL client confusion

June 25, 2026

When running in HTTP mode with –lockdown-mode enabled, the RepoAccessCache is implemented as a process-global singleton initialized with the first authenticated user’s GraphQL client. All subsequent requests from different users share this singleton and their lockdown-related GraphQL queries are executed using the first user’s credentials. The singleton is never updated to reflect later users’ tokens.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-pjp5-fpmr-3349
github.com/github/github-mcp-server/security/advisories/GHSA-pjp5-fpmr-3349
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48529

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