{"id":"CVE-2026-117570","title":"nmap-mcp through commit 3636afa Permissive NSE Script Allowlist in scan_vulnerabilities","summary":"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 catego…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.2,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-183"],"vendor":"Vorota-ai","product":"nmap-mcp","affected":["nmap-mcp <= 3636afa6ad4e159c7ad07ca35ede644f37db9c5e"],"published":"2026-10-27","updated":"2026-10-27","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-27T13:08:02.571Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-117570","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/Vorota-ai/nmap-mcp/issues/3","label":"GitHub Issue #3"},{"url":"https://github.com/Vorota-ai/nmap-mcp"},{"url":"https://github.com/Vorota-ai/nmap-mcp/blob/3636afa6ad4e159c7ad07ca35ede644f37db9c5e/nmap_mcp/server.py#L440-L446"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nmap-mcp-through-commit-3636afa-permissive-nse-script-allowlist-in-scan-vulnerabilities","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: nmap-mcp through commit 3636afa Permissive NSE Script Allowlist in scan_vulnerabilities"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-27T16:11:59.336Z","slug":"CVE-2026-117570","body":"## Overview\n\nVorota-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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `nmap-mcp <= 3636afa6ad4e159c7ad07ca35ede644f37db9c5e`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":29,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":28.6,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}