Vulnerability Description
The MCP PHP SDK (Composer package mcp/sdk) is the official Model Context Protocol SDK for PHP. In versions 0.5.0 through 0.7.0, the HTTP client transport reads a Server-Sent Events response stream incrementally and appends each chunk to an in-memory buffer with no upper bound. The buffer is only flushed when an SSE event delimiter, a double newline, is found, so a remote MCP server that streams response bytes without ever sending the delimiter causes the buffer to grow without limit. A malicious, compromised, or man-in-the-middle-controlled server that the client connects to over the HTTP transport can exploit this to exhaust the client process's memory, triggering a fatal allocation error or OS out-of-memory kill and denying service to the MCP client. The issue affects any client using HttpTransport against an untrusted server endpoint and does not require authentication or user interaction beyond initiating the connection. This issue is fixed in version 0.7.1.
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/php-sdk/commit/055593f2592e1d7f5f48587c9
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/php-sdk/releases/tag/v0.7.1
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/php-sdk/security/advisories/GHSA-7m52-jw
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/php-sdk/security/advisories/GHSA-7m52-jw
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-53965?
CVE-2026-53965 is a documented vulnerability. The MCP PHP SDK (Composer package mcp/sdk) is the official Model Context Protocol SDK for PHP. In versions 0.5.0 through 0.7.0, the HTTP client transport reads a Server-Sent Events response stream inc...
How severe is CVE-2026-53965?
CVSS scoring is not yet available for CVE-2026-53965. Check NVD for updates.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-53965?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.