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CVE-2026-117570

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Description

Vorota-ai nmap-mcp through commit 3636afa contains an improper allowlist validation vulnerability in the scan_vulnerabilities tool that lets callers run blocked NSE script categories. MCP clients or prompt-injected agents can pass categories like exploit, dos, brute, or intrusive to nmap --script, running intrusive, brute-force, exploit, or denial-of-service scripts against scan targets.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
4.8 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-27 14:16:39.623000
Last modified
2026-10-27 16:04:22.707000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2026-117570",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-27T14:16:39.623",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-27T16:04:22.707",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
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      "value": "Vorota-ai nmap-mcp through commit 3636afa contains an improper allowlist validation vulnerability in the scan_vulnerabilities tool that lets callers run blocked NSE script categories. MCP clients or prompt-injected agents can pass categories like exploit, dos, brute, or intrusive to nmap --script, running intrusive, brute-force, exploit, or denial-of-service scripts against scan targets."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Vorota-ai",
          "product": "nmap-mcp",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "3636afa6ad4e159c7ad07ca35ede644f37db9c5e",
              "versionType": "git",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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          "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
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  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/Vorota-ai/nmap-mcp",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/Vorota-ai/nmap-mcp/blob/3636afa6ad4e159c7ad07ca35ede644f37db9c5e/nmap_mcp/server.py#L440-L446",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/Vorota-ai/nmap-mcp/issues/3",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nmap-mcp-through-commit-3636afa-permissive-nse-script-allowlist-in-scan-vulnerabilities",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}