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CVE-2026-61542
Published:October 28, 2026
Updated:October 29, 2026
Gearboy is a Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Super Game Boy emulator and debugger with an embedded MCP server. Gearsystem, the affected component, has an optional "--mcp-http" mode that accepts unauthenticated MCP requests from any reachable network peer despite localhost-only documentation and logging. In the described "platforms/shared/desktop/mcp/mcp_transport.h" transport, the socket binds "INADDR_ANY", normally on port 7777, and POST requests to "/mcp" reach dispatch without "Authorization", "Host", or "Origin" checks. Responses and OPTIONS advertise "Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *". A peer can initialize an MCP session and invoke exposed emulator/debugging operations; even a garbage bearer token does not block dispatch, while a loopback-bind negative control prevents network access. The reported impact is bounded to the emulator process, debugging state, and local files accepted as media, rather than demonstrated host code execution. Gearboy 3.8.7 contains a patch.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/drhelius/Gearboy.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=3.8.0 <3.8.7
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.8.7
https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=3.9.0 <3.9.10
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.9.10
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality