Kino-Kafkaesque ssh-mcp-server SSH index.ts ssh_exec command injection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
A vulnerability was detected in Kino-Kafkaesque ssh-mcp-server up to 8ebbbb99b26f80ff6162fe00957c6dec73fbc5a5. Impacted is the function ssh_exec of the file src/index.ts of the component SSH Command Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument host/username results in command injection. The attack requires a local approach. The actual existence of this vulnerability is currently in question. This product adopts a rolling release strategy to maintain continuous delivery. Therefore, version details for affected or updated releases cannot be specified. The project maintainer explains: "The intended threat model is that this MCP server is a local/trusted tool for an agent to execute commands over SSH, so callers already have meaningful execution capability through the exposed shell."
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kino-Kafkaesque | ssh-mcp-server | 8ebbbb99b26f80ff6162fe00957c6dec73fbc5a5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- ssh-mcp-server VendorKino-Kafkaesque Affected 8ebbbb99b26f80ff6162fe00957c6dec73fbc5a5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:kino-kafkaesque:ssh-mcp-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:kino-kafkaesque:ssh-mcp-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-19039
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-26qx-2c8w-xjfx
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-19039 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-19039 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-26qx-2c8w-xjfx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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