---
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
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-11-02T16:00:06.784981Z'
published: '2026-10-27'
updated: '2026-11-02'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-02T16:00:36.944Z'
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
epss: 0.00243
epssPercentile: 0.15579
ingestedAt: '2026-10-27T16:11:59.336Z'
---

## Overview

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

- `nmap-mcp <= 3636afa6ad4e159c7ad07ca35ede644f37db9c5e`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.