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title: "CVE-2026-117569: Kali-GPT - Command Injection"
description: "Kali-GPT contains a command injection caused by unsanitized scanner parameters in execute_tool() in kali_gpt/tools/mcp_server.py, letting attackers or prompt-injected agents execute arbitrary OS commands via subprocess.run with shell=True."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-117569/
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# CVE-2026-117569 Kali-GPT - Command Injection

Kali-GPT contains a command injection caused by unsanitized scanner parameters in execute\_tool() in kali\_gpt/tools/mcp\_server.py, letting attackers or prompt-injected agents execute arbitrary OS commands via subprocess.run with shell=True.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.67% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-117569)

## Details

Type

Command Injection

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

27 October 2026

Updated

29 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-78](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version with proper input sanitization and removal of shell=True usage in subprocess.run.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-117569](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-117569)
- [https://github.com/alishahid74/kali-gpt](https://github.com/alishahid74/kali-gpt)
- [https://github.com/alishahid74/kali-gpt/blob/a608c74e99910232dd208fee99de860458672b82/kali\_gpt/tools/mcp\_server.py#L229-L356](https://github.com/alishahid74/kali-gpt/blob/a608c74e99910232dd208fee99de860458672b82/kali_gpt/tools/mcp_server.py#L229-L356)
- [https://github.com/alishahid74/kali-gpt/issues/12](https://github.com/alishahid74/kali-gpt/issues/12)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kali-gpt-through-commit-a608c74-os-command-injection-via-mcp-scanner-tool-parameters](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kali-gpt-through-commit-a608c74-os-command-injection-via-mcp-scanner-tool-parameters)

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