HighVulnerabilityLLM-specific

CVE-2026-117567: esp-mcp OS command injection through MCP tool parameters

Source: NVD(opens in a new tab)
Identifier: CVE-2026-117567
Published: October 27, 2026
Record updated: October 27, 2026

Known exploitation: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog at the last check.

Summary

esp-mcp through commit 28afddf contains an OS command injection vulnerability that lets attackers run arbitrary commands by supplying shell metacharacters in MCP tool parameters. Attackers who influence agent tool calls through prompt injection can inject metacharacters into the target, port, project_path, or project_name values passed to asyncio.create_subprocess_shell, executing commands as the MCP server user.

Mitigation

The source does not state a fix yet. Check the original advisory for updates.

Details

Scores and exploitation

CVSS score: 7.8(high)
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector: local
Attack complexity: low
Privileges required: low
User interaction: none
EPSS: Not scored. FIRST had not published an EPSS score for this CVE when it was last checked on October 27, 2026.
Disclosure date: October 27, 2026

Weaknesses and techniques

Weakness (CWE): CWE-78
Attack pattern (CAPEC): CAPEC-88
AI threat technique (MITRE ATLAS): AML.T0051

Classification

Attack type: Prompt injection,
Other
Attack sophistication: Moderate
AI component targeted: Agent
Impact: Confidentiality,
Integrity,
Availability
Labels: security

How this record was produced

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Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-117567

First tracked: October 27, 2026 at 02:08 PM ET, from NVD/CVE Database

Classifier: claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v4

Classifier confidence: 90% (self-assessed)

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