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Exposed by Design: A Dynamic Security Assessment of Internet-Facing MCP Servers at Scale

As of 20 August 2026, this Paper Citation Record lists 21 of 21 outbound references and 0 inbound Pith citation observations for arXiv:2608.00150.

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measured 21 of 21 reference resolution

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Observation 8b4993f0-b7c0-4d98-a776-8b18c057e0af · outbound

This paper cites Introducing the model context protocol,.

Exposed by Design: A Dynamic Security Assessment of Internet-Facing MCP Servers at Scale Introducing the model context protocol,

Reference 1

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Observation 09fd96ea-d081-4010-83be-9c3b0af5abfd · outbound

This paper cites Internet-wide scan: Model Context Protocol server exposure,.

Exposed by Design: A Dynamic Security Assessment of Internet-Facing MCP Servers at Scale Internet-wide scan: Model Context Protocol server exposure,

Reference 2

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Observation 7b253efc-dca1-4ed9-b37e-87efd1d6609b · outbound

This paper cites MCP Safety Audit: LLMs with the Model Context Protocol Allow Major Security Exploits.

Exposed by Design: A Dynamic Security Assessment of Internet-Facing MCP Servers at Scale MCP Safety Audit: LLMs with the Model Context Protocol Allow Major Security Exploits

Reference 3

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Observation d46524ab-eb84-4eff-9581-272641045702 · outbound

This paper cites Model Context Protocol (MCP): Landscape, Security Threats, and Future Research Directions.

Exposed by Design: A Dynamic Security Assessment of Internet-Facing MCP Servers at Scale Model Context Protocol (MCP): Landscape, Security Threats, and Future Research Directions

Reference 4

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Observation 38f89dd0-be7a-413d-b310-a3c1048ceef6 · outbound

This paper cites Not what you’ve signed up for: Compromising real-world LLM- integrated applications with indirect prompt injection,.

Exposed by Design: A Dynamic Security Assessment of Internet-Facing MCP Servers at Scale Not what you’ve signed up for: Compromising real-world LLM- integrated applications with indirect prompt injection,

Reference 5

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Observation 43561540-e1fc-4e87-bb2c-e736097c79aa · outbound

This paper cites A First Measurement Study on Authentication Security in Real-World Remote MCP Servers.

Exposed by Design: A Dynamic Security Assessment of Internet-Facing MCP Servers at Scale A First Measurement Study on Authentication Security in Real-World Remote MCP Servers

Reference 6

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Observation 56e1eabe-a63c-4ce7-9c50-c44c25363155 · outbound

This paper cites A First Look at the Security Issues in the Model Context Protocol Ecosystem.

Exposed by Design: A Dynamic Security Assessment of Internet-Facing MCP Servers at Scale A First Look at the Security Issues in the Model Context Protocol Ecosystem

Reference 7

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Observation f9a8732b-42dd-41fb-9475-40a7c3d6da33 · outbound

This paper cites VIPER-MCP: Detecting and Exploiting Taint-Style Vulnerabilities in Model Context Protocol Servers.

Exposed by Design: A Dynamic Security Assessment of Internet-Facing MCP Servers at Scale VIPER-MCP: Detecting and Exploiting Taint-Style Vulnerabilities in Model Context Protocol Servers

Reference 8

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Observation d989c0e7-d94c-4fff-ba8f-c5204220b8ce · outbound

This paper cites Model Context Protocol (MCP) at First Glance: Studying the Security and Maintainability of MCP Servers.

Exposed by Design: A Dynamic Security Assessment of Internet-Facing MCP Servers at Scale Model Context Protocol (MCP) at First Glance: Studying the Security and Maintainability of MCP Servers

Reference 9

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Observation 2e6fde08-44e2-4074-ad2c-341772c9a330 · outbound

This paper cites Small world with high risks: A study of security threats in the npm ecosystem,.

Exposed by Design: A Dynamic Security Assessment of Internet-Facing MCP Servers at Scale Small world with high risks: A study of security threats in the npm ecosystem,

Reference 10

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Observation e00b7df5-d81a-4c8f-830b-5876a859a08d · outbound

This paper cites Thou shalt not depend on me: Analysing the use of outdated third-party libraries on the web,.

Exposed by Design: A Dynamic Security Assessment of Internet-Facing MCP Servers at Scale Thou shalt not depend on me: Analysing the use of outdated third-party libraries on the web,

Reference 11

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Observation b1f80160-f0d3-4b88-83b2-857cc111a809 · outbound

This paper cites ZMap: Fast internet- wide scanning and its security applications,.

Exposed by Design: A Dynamic Security Assessment of Internet-Facing MCP Servers at Scale ZMap: Fast internet- wide scanning and its security applications,

Reference 12

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Observation c9f27bb6-2528-4353-a269-b0b597aaad08 · outbound

This paper cites OWASP top ten 2021,.

Exposed by Design: A Dynamic Security Assessment of Internet-Facing MCP Servers at Scale OWASP top ten 2021,

Reference 13

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Observation c914ec56-8084-4a89-a653-f637ceb2d1f9 · outbound

This paper cites OW ASP API security top 10 2023,.

Exposed by Design: A Dynamic Security Assessment of Internet-Facing MCP Servers at Scale OW ASP API security top 10 2023,

Reference 14

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Observation f96a3de1-1b2d-4b12-b0fe-7c2f0b588ac4 · outbound

This paper cites Petrel: MCP internet scanner and fingerprinter,.

Exposed by Design: A Dynamic Security Assessment of Internet-Facing MCP Servers at Scale Petrel: MCP internet scanner and fingerprinter,

Reference 15

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Observation 67c6acab-5fcb-44f6-bc5f-f6c86186b4b6 · outbound

This paper cites Corvus: Dynamic security testing framework for MCP servers,.

Exposed by Design: A Dynamic Security Assessment of Internet-Facing MCP Servers at Scale Corvus: Dynamic security testing framework for MCP servers,

Reference 16

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Observation 82944581-ef87-4b69-89ef-41b5161bd503 · outbound

This paper cites Vulnerability disclosure FAQ,.

Exposed by Design: A Dynamic Security Assessment of Internet-Facing MCP Servers at Scale Vulnerability disclosure FAQ,

Reference 17

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Observation 5d830ca2-1517-43fd-b808-ba501b7a4b2c · outbound

This paper cites Complete guide to Shodan,.

Exposed by Design: A Dynamic Security Assessment of Internet-Facing MCP Servers at Scale Complete guide to Shodan,

Reference 18

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Observation c5407d28-0be9-4392-a70e-561a86841fb0 · outbound

This paper cites Understanding the Mirai botnet,.

Exposed by Design: A Dynamic Security Assessment of Internet-Facing MCP Servers at Scale Understanding the Mirai botnet,

Reference 19

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Observation 271e408c-1b1d-4ddb-981b-8fee81f64b60 · outbound

This paper cites The Menlo report: Ethical principles guiding information and communication technology research,.

Exposed by Design: A Dynamic Security Assessment of Internet-Facing MCP Servers at Scale The Menlo report: Ethical principles guiding information and communication technology research,

Reference 20

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Observation 665f012e-914b-47bb-835f-9c0edca52fb3 · outbound

This paper cites Available: https://owasp.org/www-project-top-ten/.

Exposed by Design: A Dynamic Security Assessment of Internet-Facing MCP Servers at Scale Available: https://owasp.org/www-project-top-ten/

Reference 2021

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