homeassistant-ai ha-mcp missing authentication in settings routes

Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-07-07

A vulnerability in the ha-mcp Home Assistant add-on allows unauthorized access to its settings and configuration interface. An attacker on the same network could change tool visibility, delete backups, or restart the add-on without needing a password. This does not grant access to sensitive Home Assistant credentials or private data, but it can disrupt the add-on's operation.

Technologies: ha-mcp (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

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?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 7 July 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
ha-mcp (PyPI) < 7.10.0.
Is there a fix for This vulnerability?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is This vulnerability attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected?
Check whether you run ha-mcp (PyPI) 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.

Technical details

The ha-mcp add-on (v7.6.0 and earlier) incorrectly mounts its settings UI routes at the bare root of port 9583 without authentication, CSRF protection, or origin checks. This allows any network-reachable client to invoke sensitive API endpoints such as /api/settings/tools, /api/settings/backups, and /api/settings/restart. While the core MCP endpoint remains protected by a secret path, the exposed routes allow for unauthorized configuration changes, backup deletion, and service restarts. The vulnerability is specific to Home Assistant add-on installations with host networking enabled and port 9583 published. A fix was introduced in version 7.10.0 by restricting root-mounted routes to the Home Assistant Supervisor IP.

Affected products

  • homeassistant-ai ha-mcp < 7.10.0

Timeline

  • 2026-05-31: disclosed
  • 2026-07-07: advisory

References

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