Remote Code Execution in Agent Zero External MCP Servers Configuration
Agent Zero 0.9.8 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in the External MCP Servers configuration feature. The application accepts MCP server definitions in JSON that include user-controlled command and args values, and executes those values when the configuration is applied without sufficient validation or restriction. Because the feature launches attacker-supplied operating system commands directly from configuration data, a malicious MCP configuration can cause arbitrary command execution on the host running Agent Zero. The issue is part of a broader unsafe STDIO/MCP configuration pattern described by researchers across multiple AI tooling products.
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A CVE assigned to Agent Zero in the context of stdio MCP or code-execution behavior in hosted single-user AI web services.
A vulnerability in Agent Zero caused by unsafe MCP STDIO configuration behavior that may permit command execution on the server.
A critical remote command execution vulnerability in Agent Zero due to insufficient validation of arbitrary command and args values in MCP server configuration.
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