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TI-2026-32830 Aliases CVE-2026-44968GHSA-xpww-f6pm-cfhq

dbt-mcp: Argument Injection in dbt CLI Tool Wrappers via node_selection and resource_type Parameters

Priority MEDIUM 61CWE-88Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-88.

Summary

dbt-mcp is a Model Context Protocol server for interacting with dbt. Prior to 1.17.1, _run_dbt_command() in src/dbt_mcp/dbt_cli/tools.py appended unsanitized node_selection and resource_type values to the dbt subprocess argument list, allowing an MCP client to inject dbt global flags such as --profiles-dir, --project-dir, and --target into subprocess.Popen even though shell=False prevents shell metacharacter injection. This issue is fixed in version 1.17.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00206 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed dbt-mcp (dbt-labs): 1.17.1dbt-mcp (PyPI): 1.17.1

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
dbt-labsdbt-mcpbefore 1.17.11.17.1Patch availableCNA
—dbt-mcp (PyPI)before 1.17.11.17.1Patch availableGHSA-xpww-f6pm-cfhq
  • dbt-mcp Vendordbt-labs Affected before 1.17.1 Fixed in 1.17.1 Patch available CNA
  • dbt-mcp (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.17.1 Fixed in 1.17.1 Patch available GHSA-xpww-f6pm-cfhq

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:getdbt:dbt_mcp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.17.1Vulnerabledbt-labs
  • cpe:2.3:a:getdbt:dbt_mcp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.17.1 Vulnerable ·dbt-labs

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA dbt-mcp (dbt-labs) Fixed in 1.17.1
  • Fix · GHSA-xpww-f6pm-cfhq dbt-mcp (PyPI) Fixed in 1.17.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44968
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xpww-f6pm-cfhq

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

Other 2

  • TI-2026-32832 dbt-mcp: All MCP Tool Arguments Including Raw SQL and --vars Credentials Transmitted to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2026-32831 Sensitive information in log files in dbt-labs dbt-mcp CVSS 3.1LOW 3.3

Sources

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