Compromised McpPublished Mar 27, 2026

MCP server proxies auth through a hostname that lapsed ownership

CriticalAARM tierConfirmed
Seen6times across2customers
jiffy-ti-2026-000053

Summary

MCP server points its auth flow at a third-party hostname that was abandoned by its original owner and re-registered by an attacker. Users completing the auth flow hand tokens to the attacker directly.

Severity & confidence

Severity
Critical

Critical

Active exploitation in the wild, high blast radius, or direct data exfiltration vector. Treat as an urgent remediation target; quarantine affected artifacts immediately.

Confidence
Confirmed

Confirmed

Observed directly by Jiffy scanners or validated by multiple independent sources. Indicators are reliable enough to drive automated action.

Indicators

Observed patterns and artifacts associated with this entry. Each indicator can be copied into your detection stack or SIEM.

  • https?://(?:auth|login|sso)\.(?:[a-z0-9-]+\.)+(?:fly\.dev|vercel\.app|pages\.dev)

Detection rule

A YARA-style pseudo-rule auto-generated from the indicators above. Useful as a starting point — adapt the syntax for your target detection platform.

YARA-style pseudo-rule
rule jiffy_ti_2026_000053
{
    meta:
        source = "jiffy-intel"
        severity = "critical"
        description = "Auto-generated from Jiffy Intel indicators"
    strings:
    $endpoint_0 = "https?://(?:auth|login|sso)\\.(?:[a-z0-9-]+\\.)+(?:fly\\.dev|vercel\\.app|pages\\.dev)"
    condition:
        $endpoint_0
}

Auto-generated from the indicators above. Adapt syntax for your detection stack before deploying.

Affected tools

ToolVersionsStatus
Any MCP-capable agent*vulnerable

Example artifacts

Sanitized examples of artifacts Jiffy has observed exhibiting this pattern. Publisher handles are redacted; version ranges and status reflect the most recent scan.

  • legacy-saas-mcpMCP server
    Removed
    Source
    MCP Registry
    Versions
    0.3.0
    First observed
    Mar 17, 2026
    Last observed
    Apr 12, 2026
  • old-service-mcpMCP server
    Under review
    Source
    MCP Registry
    First observed
    Mar 21, 2026

How to remediate

  1. 01Audit MCP auth redirect hostnames against a known-good allowlist.
  2. 02Ephemeral PaaS hosts for auth flows are a red flag.

Timeline & sources

Timeline

  1. First observedMar 17, 20261 month ago
  2. Last updatedApr 26, 2026today
  3. PublishedMar 27, 202621 days ago

Sources

curated

References

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