alishahid74 Kali-GPT MCP Server mcp_server.py execute_tool target/ports/domain/wordlist/url os command injection

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A vulnerability was found in alishahid74 Kali-GPT. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is the function execute_tool of the file kali_gpt/tools/mcp_server.py of the component MCP Server. Performing a manipulation of the argument target/ports/domain/wordlist/url results in os command injection. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-117569. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in alishahid74 Kali-GPT (version unknown). This affects the function execute_tool of the file kali_gpt/tools/mcp_server.py of the component MCP Server. The manipulation of the argument target/ports/domain/wordlist/url with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-117569 since 10/27/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying the patch a608c74e99910232dd208fee99de860458672b82 is able to eliminate this problem.

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• Artificial Intelligence Software

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• alishahid74

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• Kali-GPT

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• Product: https://github.com/alishahid74/kali-gpt/

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