@translated/lara-mcp vulnerable to command injection in import_tmx tool
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
Lara Translate MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for Lara Translate API. Versions 0.0.11 and below contain a command injection vulnerability which exists in the @translated/lara-mcp MCP Server. The vulnerability is caused by the unsanitized use of input parameters within a call to child_process.exec, enabling an attacker to inject arbitrary system commands. Successful exploitation can lead to remote code execution under the server process's privileges. The server constructs and executes shell commands using unvalidated user input directly within command-line strings. This introduces the possibility of shell metacharacter injection (|, >, &&, etc.). This vulnerability is fixed in version 0.0.12.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| translated | lara-mcp | before 0.0.12 | 0.0.12 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | @translated/lara-mcp (npm) | before 0.0.12 | 0.0.12 | Patch available | GHSA-xj5p-8h7g-76m7 |
- lara-mcp Vendortranslated Affected before 0.0.12 Fixed in 0.0.12 Patch available CNA
- @translated/lara-mcp (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.0.12 Fixed in 0.0.12 Patch available GHSA-xj5p-8h7g-76m7
Remediation
- Fix · CNA lara-mcp (translated) Fixed in 0.0.12
- Fix · GHSA-xj5p-8h7g-76m7 @translated/lara-mcp (npm) Fixed in 0.0.12 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-53832
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xj5p-8h7g-76m7
References
Other 7
- https://github.com/translated/lara-mcp/security/advisories/GHSA-xj5p-8h7g-76m7
- https://github.com/translated/lara-mcp/commit/e534ef690adf390e4ac862a200b2a83f6cf45944
- https://equixly.com/blog/2025/03/29/mcp-server-new-security-nightmare
- https://github.com/translated/lara-mcp
- https://github.com/translated/lara-mcp/blob/v0.0.11/src/tools/import_tmx.ts#L56-L61
- https://github.com/translated/lara-mcp/blob/v0.0.12/src/mcp/tools/import_tmx.ts
- https://invariantlabs.ai/blog/mcp-github-vulnerability
Sources
- CVE-2025-53832 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-53832 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xj5p-8h7g-76m7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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