MCP server official
Risk level
medium
35/100

github-binary

github-binary is an officially published MCP server from GitHub. Anomity scores its risk at 35 out of 100 (medium). It matches 1 dangerous capability combination.

network:outbound credentials:access git:access

Analysis summary

github-binary is an officially published MCP server from GitHub. Anomity scores its risk at 35 out of 100 (medium). It matches 1 dangerous capability combination.

Why this entry scored 35 out of 100

This profile starts at the catalog's neutral base of 50. Because the entry is officially published, trust adjusts the score by -40. Declared high-risk capabilities add +10 (capped at +30). It matches 1 dangerous capability combination, which contributes additional severity weight. The clamped result is 35, placing it in the medium band.

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Findings

  • Published by the vendor Trust offset
    Contribution to score: -40
  • 1 high-risk capability: credentials:access High
    Contribution to score: +10
  • Source code exfiltration risk (high) High
    Evidence
    Git repository access combined with outbound network access can push private source code off the machine.
    Contribution to score: +15

Capabilities

Every capability the entry declares, with the security implication of each.

  • network:outbound Outbound network
    Can make outbound network requests. Required for hosted model providers and remote APIs; also the path for data exfiltration if combined with read access.
  • credentials:access Credentials access
    Reads provider API keys, OAuth tokens, or other secrets from the host keychain or environment.
  • git:access Git access
    Reads or writes through git. Allows changes to commit history, branches, and remotes.

Dangerous combinations matched

Capability pairings that compound into well-known attack patterns.

  • Source code exfiltration risk high
    Git repository access combined with outbound network access can push private source code off the machine.
    git:access network:outbound