Critical remote code execution in Serena, a popular MCP coding agent
about.gitlab.com | vulnerability | Critical | #rce | #supply-chain | #gitlab | #mcp | #template-injection | #serena | #ai-coding-agent
Summary
GitLab found a critical template injection in Serena, an MCP coding agent: a malicious project.yml executes attacker code when a developer opens the repo, bypassing its trust controls; fixed in 1.7.0.
Why it matters
This vulnerability coverage helps defenders validate exposure and prioritize remediation.
- Vendor
- GitLab
- Product
- Serena MCP coding agent
- Published
- Collected
--- id: 6559 title: "Critical remote code execution in Serena, a popular MCP coding agent" severity: critical vendor: "GitLab" product: "Serena MCP coding agent" source_domain: about.gitlab.com source_url: "https://about.gitlab.com/blog/critical-rce-in-serena/" published_at: "2026-08-17T00:00:00Z" tags: ["rce", "supply-chain", "gitlab", "mcp", "template-injection", "serena", "ai-coding-agent"] phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/6559" lang: en --- # Critical remote code execution in Serena, a popular MCP coding agent ## Summary GitLab found a critical template injection in Serena, an MCP coding agent: a malicious project.yml executes attacker code when a developer opens the repo, bypassing its trust controls; fixed in 1.7.0. ## Why it matters This vulnerability coverage helps defenders validate exposure and prioritize remediation. ## Intelligence Metadata - **Sources:** about.gitlab.com - **Vendor:** GitLab - **Product:** Serena MCP coding agent - **Published:** 2026-08-17T00:00:00Z - **Original:** https://about.gitlab.com/blog/critical-rce-in-serena/ - **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/6559