MCP Watch is a comprehensive security scanner for Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. In 0.1.2 and earlier, the MCPScanner class contains a critical Command Injection vulnerability in the cloneRepo method. The application passes the user-supplied githubUrl argument directly to a system shell via execSync without sanitization. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the host machine by appending shell metacharacters to the URL.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/kapilduraphe/mcp-watch/commit/e7da78c5b4b960f8b66c254059ad9ebc544a91a6 | Patch |
| https://github.com/kapilduraphe/mcp-watch/security/advisories/GHSA-27m7-ffhq-jqrm | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
06 Feb 2026, 16:34
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Kapilduraphe
Kapilduraphe mcp Watch |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:kapilduraphe:mcp_watch:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/kapilduraphe/mcp-watch/commit/e7da78c5b4b960f8b66c254059ad9ebc544a91a6 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/kapilduraphe/mcp-watch/security/advisories/GHSA-27m7-ffhq-jqrm - Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
01 Dec 2025, 23:15
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Information
Published : 2025-12-01 23:15
Updated : 2026-02-06 16:34
NVD link : CVE-2025-66401
Mitre link : CVE-2025-66401
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-66401
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Products Affected
kapilduraphe
- mcp_watch
CWE
CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
