CVE-2026-15643 - AWS HealthLake MCP Server SSRF via Unvalidated Pagination URL
Bulletin ID: 2026-054-AWS Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 07/14/2026 13:00 PM PDT Description: AWS HealthLake MCP Server (awslabs.healthlake-mcp-server) is a Model Context Protocol server that enables AI assistants to interact with AWS HealthLake FHIR datastores. We identified CVE-2026-15643, a server-side request forgery in the pagination handling component in AWS awslabs.healthlake-mcp-server before 0.0.14 on all platforms might allow a remote authenticated user to exfiltrate AWS temporary security credentials to an arbitrary endpoint via a crafted next_token parameter. The server does not validate that pagination URLs point back to the expected HealthLake endpoint, allowing an actor to redirect subsequent requests to an actor-controlled server. Impacted versions: < 0.0.14 Please refer to the article below for the most up-to-date and complete information related to this AWS Security Bulletin.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A server-side request forgery vulnerability allows authenticated users to exfiltrate AWS temporary security credentials.
- Who is affected
- Authenticated users of AWS HealthLake MCP Server versions prior to 0.0.14 are affected.
- Urgency
- This vulnerability is important and requires attention, though it is not actively exploited.
- Action
- Users should upgrade to version 0.0.14 or later to mitigate this issue.
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Details
Original advisory: https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/rss/2026-054-aws/
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-156430.22% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 13% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-15643 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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