๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-81096

CRITICAL 10.0

ToolUniverse through 1.2.6 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via python_code_executor Sandbox Escape

CVSS Score
10.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

ToolUniverse ran caller-supplied Python inside a sandbox that could be escaped, on a server that required no authentication. The executor behind the python_code_executor tool, in python_executor_tool.py, inspected the submitted source for a denied list of attribute names and calls but left the attribute-lookup builtins available and did not stop a dunder attribute reached through a string lookup or through a module already permitted, so a caller could walk from a literal's class to its base and enumerate subclasses to obtain a reference to the process and subprocess modules. A per-call argument also let the caller widen the import allow-list before the inspection ran. The HTTP and MCP servers in http_api_server.py and smcp_server.py bound to every interface with debugging enabled and no authentication, so any caller able to reach the port executed code as the server process. Version 1.3.0 adds bearer-token authentication, defaults the bind address to loopback, and hardens the attribute checks.

CWE CWE-94
Vendor mims-harvard
Product tooluniverse
Published Aug 27, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Affected Versions

mims-harvard / ToolUniverse
0 โ‰ค 1.2.6

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/mims-harvard/ToolUniverse github.com: https://github.com/mims-harvard/ToolUniverse/pull/251 github.com: https://github.com/mims-harvard/ToolUniverse/security/advisories/GHSA-pxwq-22vf-87fm vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/tooluniverse-through-1.2.6-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-via-python-code-executor-sandbox-escape

Credits

Avishai Gonen (Pluto Security)