# Dynatrace MCP Server create_dynatrace_notebook missing approval gate

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/dynatrace-mcp-server-create-dynatrace-notebook-missing-approval-gate-5c6aa365  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-29. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2026-07-29

The Dynatrace MCP Server is a tool that orchestrates actions on the Dynatrace monitoring platform, including creating documents, sending notifications, and modifying workflows. The create_dynatrace_notebook function lacks the built-in human-approval gate present on all other write operations, allowing unauthenticated callers to silently create persistent notebooks containing arbitrary content—including executable DQL queries that run under any user's permissions who later opens the notebook.

Technologies: [@dynatrace-oss/dynatrace-mcp-server (npm)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/dynatrace-oss-dynatrace-mcp-server). Vendors: [npm](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/npm).

## Quick answers

**Is This vulnerability exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of This vulnerability being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is This vulnerability?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 29 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** @dynatrace-oss/dynatrace-mcp-server (npm) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.8.7.

**Is there a fix for This vulnerability?** Yes. @dynatrace-oss/dynatrace-mcp-server (npm): upgrade to 1.8.7 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is This vulnerability attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected?** Check whether you run @dynatrace-oss/dynatrace-mcp-server (npm) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- @dynatrace-oss/dynatrace-mcp-server (npm): upgrade to 1.8.7 or later

  ```sh
  npm install @dynatrace-oss/dynatrace-mcp-server@1.8.7
  ```


## Technical details

The vulnerability is a missing authorization/approval check (CWE-862) in the create_dynatrace_notebook tool handler. The root cause is that while five other write tools (send_slack_message, send_email, send_event, create_workflow_for_notification, make_workflow_public) all call requestHumanApproval() at the start of execution to elicit operator consent via the MCP protocol, the create_dynatrace_notebook function was introduced in a separate release and left ungated. The attack requires network reachability to the HTTP-mode MCP server; when HTTP authentication is disabled, no credentials are required. An attacker can craft a JSON-RPC POST request to create a notebook with embedded DQL queries that execute under the identity of subsequent users who view the notebook, creating a stored cross-identity execution pattern. Patch: upgrade to version 1.8.7 or later.

## Affected products

- Dynatrace MCP Server up to and including 1.8.6

## Timeline

- 2026-07-29: disclosed: Advisory published on GitHub Security Advisory

## References

- [https://github.com/dynatrace-oss/dynatrace-mcp/security/advisories/GHSA-pc2w-4mq8-32qw](https://github.com/dynatrace-oss/dynatrace-mcp/security/advisories/GHSA-pc2w-4mq8-32qw)
- [https://github.com/dynatrace-oss/dynatrace-mcp/pull/529](https://github.com/dynatrace-oss/dynatrace-mcp/pull/529)

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- [Dynatrace MCP Server HTTP authentication bypass](https://junglewise.ai/threats/dynatrace-mcp-server-http-authentication-bypass-ce289649)
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