CVE-2025-8697 agentUniverse MCPSessionManager/MCPTool/MCPToolkit StdioServerParameters os command injection
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via StdioServerParameters in agentUniverse, requiring permissions but posing critical risk.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-8697?
CVE-2025-8697 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in agentUniverse, published on 7 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability was found in agentUniverse up to 0.0.18 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function StdioServerParameters of the component MCPSessionManager/MCPTool/MCPToolkit. The manipulation leads to os command injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8697?
How do I fix CVE-2025-8697?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8697 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2025-8697 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-8697 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5xpg-257r-qjg9.