CVE-2026-39884

MCP Server Kubernetes has Argument Injection in its port_forward tool via space-splitting

State
Published
Severity
8.3 High
Published
Apr 14, 2026
Updated
Apr 15, 2026
Reserved
Apr 7, 2026

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Description

mcp-server-kubernetes is a Model Context Protocol server for Kubernetes cluster management. Versions 3.4.0 and prior contain an argument injection vulnerability in the port_forward tool in src/tools/port_forward.ts, where a kubectl command is constructed via string concatenation with user-controlled input and then naively split on spaces before being passed to spawn(). Unlike all other tools in the codebase which correctly use array-based argument passing with execFileSync(), port_forward treats every space in user-controlled fields (namespace, resourceType, resourceName, localPort, targetPort) as an argument boundary, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary kubectl flags. This enables exposure of internal Kubernetes services to the network by injecting --address=0.0.0.0, cross-namespace targeting by injecting additional -n flags, and indirect exploitation via prompt injection against AI agents connected to the MCP server. This issue has been fixed in version 3.5.0.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:LGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mcp-server-kubernetesFlux159
  • < 3.5.0Affected

References

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