High severity · published Oct 27, 2026
CVE-2026-117569
Kali-GPT through commit a608c74 OS Command Injection via MCP Scanner Tool Parameters
New
7.8
CVSS
–
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KA
kali-gpt · alishahid74
through a608c74e99910232dd208fee99de860458672b82 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-117569
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-117569
github.com
https://github.com/alishahid74/kali-gpt
github.com
https://github.com/alishahid74/kali-gpt/blob/a608c74e99910232dd208fee99de860458672b82/kali_gpt/tools/mcp_server.py#L229-L356
github.com
https://github.com/alishahid74/kali-gpt/issues/12
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kali-gpt-through-commit-a608c74-os-command-injection-via-mcp-scanner-tool-parameters