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TI-2026-15560 Aliases CVE-2026-19039GHSA-26qx-2c8w-xjfx

Kino-Kafkaesque ssh-mcp-server SSH index.ts ssh_exec command injection

Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-74Published · Updated

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

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00847 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Kino-Kafkaesquessh-mcp-server8ebbbb99b26f80ff6162fe00957c6dec73fbc5a5—No fix listedCNA
  • ssh-mcp-server VendorKino-Kafkaesque Affected 8ebbbb99b26f80ff6162fe00957c6dec73fbc5a5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CNA · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-19039
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-26qx-2c8w-xjfx

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