CVE-2026-117569 Kali-GPT through commit a608c74 OS Command Injection via MCP Scanner Tool Parameters

High 8.5 Published 27 Oct 2026 Updated 27 Oct 2026

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-117569?

CVE-2026-117569 is a high-severity vulnerability in alishahid74 kali-gpt, published on 27 Oct 2026.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-117569?

How do I fix CVE-2026-117569?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-117569 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-117569 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-117569 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qqg8-6hv5-w2xr.