tufantunc ssh-mcp Command Line index.ts insufficiently protected credentials

published 2026-04-26 6 mo ago modified 2026-10-26 13 d ago also EUVD-2026-25715

cvss: 3.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.1%; EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 3%
public exploits: 0; none known

A weakness has been identified in tufantunc ssh-mcp up to 1.5.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file src/index.ts of the component Command Line Handler. This manipulation causes insufficiently protected credentials. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 6 mo ago (2026-04-27)

Exploit prediction

0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/tufantunc/ssh-mcp/issues/42 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	4.8	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA	3.1	3.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	3.0	3.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	2.0	1.7	AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
CNA	4.0	1.9	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA	3.1	3.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CNA	2.0	1.7	AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

tufantunc ssh-mcp

Classification

Weakness

CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

github.com /tufantunc/ssh-mcp/issues/42
exploit, issue-tracking
vuldb.com /vuln/359618
vdb-entry
vuldb.com /vuln/359618/cti
signature, permissions-required
vuldb.com /submit/798525
third-party-advisory
github.com /tufantunc/ssh-mcp/
product

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-7038
NVD CVE-2026-7038

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Summary