# CVE-2026-117570: nmap-mcp through commit 3636afa Permissive NSE Script Allowlist in scan\_vulnerabilities

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-110848, GHSA-65G8-VJQH-R7QC
- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-27 · Updated: 2026-10-27

## Summary

The nmap-mcp project from Vorota-ai, through commit 3636afa, is affected by a flaw in its scan_vulnerabilities tool that fails to properly enforce its list of permitted Nmap script categories. As a result, callers, including MCP clients or AI agents manipulated through prompt injection, can run intrusive, brute-force, exploit, or denial-of-service NSE scripts against scan targets, which could disrupt or compromise those systems.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Vorota-ai nmap-mcp: through 3636afa6ad4e159c7ad07ca35ede644f37db9c5e

## Description

Vorota-ai nmap-mcp through commit 3636afa contains an improper allowlist validation vulnerability in the scan_vulnerabilities tool that lets callers run blocked NSE script categories. MCP clients or prompt-injected agents can pass categories like exploit, dos, brute, or intrusive to nmap --script, running intrusive, brute-force, exploit, or denial-of-service scripts against scan targets.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Vorota-ai nmap-mcp, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/Vorota-ai/nmap-mcp/issues/3
- https://github.com/Vorota-ai/nmap-mcp
- https://github.com/Vorota-ai/nmap-mcp/blob/3636afa6ad4e159c7ad07ca35ede644f37db9c5e/nmap_mcp/server.py#L440-L446
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nmap-mcp-through-commit-3636afa-permissive-nse-script-allowlist-in-scan-vulnerabilities

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