mcp-shell is an MCP server for running shell commands securely, auditably, and on demand. Prior to 0.6.0, the default Docker security.yaml includes /bin/bash in allowed_executables, while security.go validates only the first token and checkBlockedPatternsAndCommands does not reject the shell command-mode flag -c. A caller of the shell_exec MCP tool can provide the command argument `/bin/bash -c <arbitrary-command>`, which passes validation and reaches executor.go, where parseCommand and exec.CommandContext execute the arbitrary command as mcpuser outside the intended allowlist. This issue is fixed in version 0.6.0.
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GHSA-3x77-wg38-92r3 | mcp-shell has a Secure Mode Allowlist Bypass via Default `/bin/bash` Executable |
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Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | mcp-shell is an MCP server for running shell commands securely, auditably, and on demand. Prior to 0.6.0, the default Docker security.yaml includes /bin/bash in allowed_executables, while security.go validates only the first token and checkBlockedPatternsAndCommands does not reject the shell command-mode flag -c. A caller of the shell_exec MCP tool can provide the command argument `/bin/bash -c <arbitrary-command>`, which passes validation and reaches executor.go, where parseCommand and exec.CommandContext execute the arbitrary command as mcpuser outside the intended allowlist. This issue is fixed in version 0.6.0. | |
| Title | mcp-shell: Secure Mode Allowlist Bypass via Default `/bin/bash` Executable | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-1188 CWE-183 CWE-78 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-25T15:40:10.992Z
Reserved: 2026-06-16T23:18:03.169Z
Link: CVE-2026-55581
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-25T16:16:55.470
Modified: 2026-08-25T16:16:55.470
Link: CVE-2026-55581
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