flux159/mcp-server-kubernetes · Security
mcp-server-kubernetes argument injection can expose Kubernetes cluster credentials
- GHSA ID
- GHSA-wmg3-h8mf-wgvr
- CVE ID
- CVE-2026-61459
- Severity
- critical
- Published
- Updated
- CVSS
- 9.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS v3
- 9.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS v4
- 9.3 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Description
MCP Server Kubernetes before 3.9.0 contains an argument injection vulnerability in structured tools (kubectl_get, kubectl_describe, kubectl_delete) that allows attackers to bypass the assertNoDangerousFlags security check by supplying resourceType and name parameters with leading dashes. Attackers can inject the --server flag to redirect kubectl commands to an attacker-controlled API server, causing the operator's bearer token to be transmitted externally and enabling full cluster compromise.
CWEs
- CWE-88 · Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61459 ↗
- https://github.com/Flux159/mcp-server-kubernetes/issues/328 ↗
- https://github.com/Flux159/mcp-server-kubernetes/pull/329 ↗
- https://github.com/Flux159/mcp-server-kubernetes/commit/d7890f50a4567bf5d9842541ba6f41e180227f9a ↗
- https://github.com/Flux159/mcp-server-kubernetes/releases/tag/3.9.0 ↗
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/mcp-server-kubernetes-argument-injection-via-kubectl-structured-tools ↗
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wmg3-h8mf-wgvr ↗