SB2026041041 - IBM watsonx.data update for MCP Python SDK (mcp)
Published: April 10, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Insecure dfefault initialization of resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-66416)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to software does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default for HTTP-based servers. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a malicious website and to bypass same-origin policy restrictions by exploiting DNS rebinding and initiate requests to the local MCP server.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that an HTTP-based MCP server is running on the localhost without authentication using FastMCP with streamable HTTP or SSE transport, and has not configured TransportSecuritySettings.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.