DeepTutor < 1.4.10 - Insecure Default Grants Unrestricted MCP Tool Access to Non-Admin Users
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
DeepTutor before version 1.4.10 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows low-privilege users to invoke unrestricted MCP tools due to the allowed_mcp_tools function returning None instead of a denied result when mcp_tools is omitted from a user's grant in deeptutor/multi_user/tool_access.py. Attackers or prompt-injected content acting within a user session can enumerate and invoke any configured MCP tool, including filesystem, shell, and browser servers, gaining unauthorized access to sensitive deployment resources.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HKUDS | DeepTutor | before 1.4.10 | 1.4.10 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | deeptutor (PyPI) | before 1.4.10 | 1.4.10 | Patch available | GHSA-jg88-rvpc-qvxj |
- DeepTutor VendorHKUDS Affected before 1.4.10 Fixed in 1.4.10 Patch available CNA
- deeptutor (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.4.10 Fixed in 1.4.10 Patch available GHSA-jg88-rvpc-qvxj
Remediation
- Fix · CNA DeepTutor (HKUDS) Fixed in 1.4.10
- Fix · GHSA-jg88-rvpc-qvxj deeptutor (PyPI) Fixed in 1.4.10 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-58168
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jg88-rvpc-qvxj
References
More HKUDS vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-44237 LightRAG: Missing Authentication for Critical API Functions in Default Configuration CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-78721 Missing authentication in HKUDS Vibe-Trading FastAPI server enables RCE CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-44184 Improper authentication in HKUDS LightRAG CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-26034 Zero-Click Indirect Prompt Injection and Authentication Bypass via Email Polling CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.9
- TI-2026-62432 HKUDS nanobot before 0.3.0 Server-Side Request Forgery via WebFetchTool CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2026-25310 DeepCode 1.2.0 Path Traversal via SPA Catch-All Route in main.py CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-58168 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-58168 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jg88-rvpc-qvxj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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