CVE-2026-117570

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.

References

• https://github.com/Vorota-ai/nmap-mcp
• https://github.com/Vorota-ai/nmap-mcp/blob/3636afa6ad4e159c7ad07ca35ede644f37db9c5e/nmap_mcp/server.py#L440-L446
• https://github.com/Vorota-ai/nmap-mcp/issues/3
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nmap-mcp-through-commit-3636afa-permissive-nse-script-allowlist-in-scan-vulnerabilities