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mcp-kubernetes-server has an OS Command Injection vulnerability

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Sep 15, 2025 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Sep 25, 2025

Package

pip mcp-kubernetes-server (pip)

Affected versions

<= 0.1.11

Patched versions

None

Description

feiskyer/mcp-kubernetes-server through 0.1.11 allows OS command injection via the /mcp/kubectl endpoint. The handler constructs a shell command with user-supplied arguments and executes it with subprocess using shell=True, enabling injection through shell metacharacters (e.g., ;, &&, $()), even when the server is running in read-only mode.

A remote, unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands on the host, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

This issue is distinct from mcp-server-kubernetes and from CVE-2025-53355.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Sep 15, 2025
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Sep 15, 2025
Reviewed Sep 15, 2025
Last updated Sep 25, 2025

Severity

Critical

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(16th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2025-59377

GHSA ID

GHSA-4hqq-7q79-932p

Source code

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