VulnerabilityDeferred
CVE-2026-63119
Prior to 0.23.0, MCP::Server::Transports::StdioTransport and MCP::Client::Stdio in the mcp gem use IO#gets without a byte limit, allowing a peer that sends data without a newline to exhaust process memory.
MEDIUM 6.2EPSS 0.13%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.13%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
MCP Ruby SDK is the official Ruby SDK for Model Context Protocol servers and clients. Prior to 0.23.0, MCP::Server::Transports::StdioTransport and MCP::Client::Stdio in the mcp gem use IO#gets without a byte limit, allowing a peer that sends data without a newline to exhaust process memory. This issue is fixed in version 0.23.0.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.13% probability · 3th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-770
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/ruby-sdk/commit/267b8fa6285453525c81ce43db6b7dcd7a8a8c2f
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/ruby-sdk/releases/tag/v0.23.0
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/ruby-sdk/security/advisories/GHSA-7683-3w9x-ch42
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/ruby-sdk/security/advisories/GHSA-7683-3w9x-ch42
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.