Host command execution via unsanitized container ID
Published Jul 8, 2025 · Updated Jul 8, 2025
Command injection in node-code-sandbox-mcp before 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to execute host commands through an MCP tool call. The sandbox_stop tool interpolates its container_id argument into a docker rm shell string passed to child_process.execSync, allowing shell substitution and metacharacters. A user must cause an MCP client to invoke the crafted request; injected commands run with the server process's privileges outside Docker.
Summary
What happened
Command injection in node-code-sandbox-mcp before 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to execute host commands through an MCP tool call. The sandbox_stop tool interpolates its container_id argument into a docker rm shell string passed to child_process.execSync, allowing shell substitution and metacharacters. A user must cause an MCP client to invoke the crafted request; injected commands run with the server process's privileges outside Docker.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-53372
- Published
- Jul 8, 2025
- Updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Vendor
- Alfonso Graziano
- Product
- node-code-sandbox-mcp
- Classifications
- CWE-77, T1059.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 8, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 8, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 1.3.0
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Public exploit references
- GHSA sandbox_stop container_id command-injection proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
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