CVE-2026-117569
Kali-GPT through commit a608c74 OS Command Injection via MCP Scanner Tool Parameters
alishahid74 kali-gpt
CVSS
8.5HighExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)No scoreNo FIRST EPSS score in this snapshot yet
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.
Reports 1
1 outlet mention it. Reports are not confirmation; each links to its source.
Description
Kali-GPT through commit a608c74 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in execute_tool() in kali_gpt/tools/mcp_server.py that allows MCP clients to run commands via unsanitized scanner parameters. Attackers or prompt-injected agents can embed shell metacharacters in parameters like target, ports, domain, wordlist, or url, executed via subprocess.run with shell=True as the MCP server user.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 1
- kali-gptaffected: all versions through a608c74e99910232dd208fee99de860458672b82CVE List
References 4
- vulncheck.com/advisories/kali-gpt-through-commit-a608c74-os-command-injection-via-mcp-scanner-tool-parametersAdvisoryvia CVE List
- github.com/alishahid74/kali-gpt/issues/12Referencevia CVE List
- github.com/alishahid74/kali-gptReferencevia CVE List
- github.com/alishahid74/kali-gpt/blob/a608c74e99910232dd208fee99de860458672b82/kali_gpt/tools/mcp_server.py#L229-L356Referencevia CVE List