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TI-2026-81173 Aliases CVE-2026-117569GHSA-qqg8-6hv5-w2xr

OS command injection in Kali-GPT MCP scanner tool parameters

Priority HIGH 72CWE-78Published · 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
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

Kali-GPT through commit a608c74 contains an OS command injection flaw in execute_tool(), which passes unsanitized scanner parameters to a shell and fails to neutralize special elements (CWE-78). An attacker or a prompt-injected agent that can reach the MCP server embeds shell metacharacters in parameters such as target, ports, domain, wordlist, or url to run commands as the MCP server user.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

Description from the CNA

Kali-GPT through commit a608c74 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in execute_tool() in kali_gpt/tools/mcp_server.py that allows MCP clients to run commands via unsanitized scanner parameters. Attackers or prompt-injected agents can embed shell metacharacters in parameters like target, ports, domain, wordlist, or url, executed via subprocess.run with shell=True as the MCP server user.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00666 52nd 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
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

No affected products listed by the sources yet.

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Kali-GPT.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-27 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-117569
  2. 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-qqg8-6hv5-w2xr
  3. 2026-10-28 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  5. 2026-11-05 Priority changed: LOW → HIGH

References

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Sources

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