How MCP Servers Can Expose Enterprise Secrets

MCP servers, which connect AI agents to enterprise tools and data, risk exposing sensitive credentials like API keys and tokens via plaintext configs, credential sprawl, over-permissioning, and prompt injections, thereby creating substantial security vulnerabilities in enterprise systems integrating AI.

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