CVE-2026-117573: Command Injection (CVSS 7.8)

Description

hagent through commit 761eec6 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows MCP clients to execute shell commands by injecting metacharacters into the args parameter of the hagent_arduino and hagent_esp32 tools. Attackers or prompt-injected agents can supply crafted args interpolated into arduino-cli and idf.py commands run with subprocess.run(shell=True) to execute commands as the MCP server user.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.8

HIGH

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

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0070

Probability of exploitation

0.54%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-78 OS Command Injection

References

Other References

https://github.com/masc-ucsc/hagent https://github.com/masc-ucsc/hagent/blob/761eec627a1e6fb128a2a8ce9245aa595cc2f7af/hagent/mcp/mcp_arduino.py#L776 https://github.com/masc-ucsc/hagent/blob/761eec627a1e6fb128a2a8ce9245aa595cc2f7af/hagent/mcp/mcp_esp32.py#L682 https://github.com/masc-ucsc/hagent/issues/98 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hagent-through-commit-761eec6-os-command-injection-via-arduino-and-esp32-mcp-tools

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-117573? +

hagent through commit 761eec6 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows MCP clients to execute shell commands by injecting metacharacters into the args parameter of the hagent_arduino and hagent_esp32 tools. Attackers or prompt-injected agents can supply crafted args interpolated into arduino-cli and idf.py commands run with subprocess.run(shell=True) to execute commands as the MCP server user. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-117573? +

CVE-2026-117573 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching. The EPSS score is 0.0070, placing it in the 1th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-117573? +

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