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feat: AVE-2026-00072 -- MCP server bound to all interfaces (NeighborJack) - #129

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Summary

AVE-2026-00072: MCP server bound to all interfaces with no authentication, "NeighborJack" (MEDIUM, AIVSS 5.0). Second of three records drafted from predictor2718's detailed mechanism breakdown on issue #68.

Mechanism, and why exactly this one from the bucket

MCP network posture was originally a topic label covering five distinct mechanisms with no shared detection logic. This record covers only the wildcard bind (CFG018), predictor2718's own recommendation for the single highest-value record if one is drawn from the group: a server bound to 0.0.0.0/[::] is reachable by anyone on the LAN with no authentication step, and the config difference from a safe deployment is a single token.

Explicitly excluded, all real, distinct future record candidates per predictor2718's own breakdown:

  • Wildcard CORS (CFG066, escalates to CVE-2026-33010 combined with disabled auth)
  • Deprecated SSE transport (CFG058)
  • Non-local proxy routing (CFG021)
  • Unredacted HTTP logging (CFG069, CVE-2026-42282 and CVE-2026-41495)

Framework mappings, researched not assumed

  • owasp_mcp: ["MCP07"] (Insufficient Authentication & Authorization) verified against OWASP's own published category list.
  • mitre_atlas: []: researched. Independent research confirms "MCP server compromise as a pivot point" is an explicitly documented current gap in ATLAS's own coverage, not yet a defined technique -- not a research shortfall, a genuine absence.
  • owasp_asi intentionally omitted, same discipline already applied to AVE-2026-00061: this is a network access-control gap, not a fit for any of the ten agent-behavior-focused ASI categories.
  • CWE-1327 (Binding to an Unrestricted IP Address) confirmed as a precise match.

AIVSS notes

AV:A (adjacent network) rather than AV:N: exploitation requires LAN adjacency, not full internet reachability. MEDIUM despite a near-maximum cvss_base (8.7, full unauthenticated tool access to any LAN party) reflects AARF's narrow amplification profile.

Validation

  • python3 scripts/validate_records.py: all 71 records valid.
  • python3 scripts/check_fixtures.py: all 71 records have positive + negative fixtures.
  • pytest tests/ -x -q: 284 passed.
  • python3 scripts/validate_crosswalks.py: 4/4 crosswalks valid.
  • No vendor boilerplate.
  • node scripts/build-records.js: dist regenerated; frozen v1.1.0 snapshot untouched.
  • README badge/stats/index (all three record-count locations) and CHANGELOG updated in this commit.

Scope notes

No detection-rule PR in bawbel/scanner -- separate tracker. One more record from the same issue #68 breakdown to follow (telemetry redirect); a fourth (sandbox-config weakening) is explicitly held per predictor2718's own two flagged reasons.

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Credit predictor2718's detailed cfgaudit gap breakdown on issue #68:
MCP network posture was originally a topic label covering five
distinct mechanisms. Drafted only the wildcard bind (CFG018),
predictor2718's own recommendation for the single highest-value
record: a server bound to 0.0.0.0/[::] is reachable by anyone on the
LAN with no auth step, and the config difference from a safe
deployment is a single token.

Explicitly excludes four other real, distinct mechanisms from the same
bucket, all future record candidates: wildcard CORS (CFG066, escalates
to CVE-2026-33010 combined with disabled auth), deprecated SSE
transport (CFG058), non-local proxy routing (CFG021), unredacted HTTP
logging (CFG069, CVE-2026-42282/CVE-2026-41495).

CWE-1327 (Binding to an Unrestricted IP Address) confirmed as a
precise match. mitre_atlas left as a researched empty array: research
confirms 'MCP server compromise as a pivot point' is an explicitly
documented current gap in ATLAS coverage, not yet a defined technique.
owasp_asi intentionally omitted, same discipline as AVE-2026-00061:
this is a network access-control gap, not a fit for any of the ten
agent-behavior-focused ASI categories.
…2-mcp-server-bound-all-interfaces

# Conflicts:
#	CHANGELOG.md
#	README.md
#	dist/ave-records-latest.json
#	dist/ave-records-latest.manifest.json
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