CVE-2026-46519
HIGHmcp-server-kubernetes Affected By Tool Access Control Bypass: Presentation-Layer Filtering Without Execution-Layer Enforcement
Title source: cnaDescription
mcp-server-kubernetes is a Model Context Protocol server for Kubernetes cluster management. Prior to version 3.6.0, mcp-server-kubernetes exposes three environment variables (ALLOW_ONLY_READONLY_TOOLS, ALLOW_ONLY_NON_DESTRUCTIVE_TOOLS, ALLOWED_TOOLS) documented as access controls for restricting which Kubernetes operations are available. These controls are enforced at the tool discovery layer (tools/list) but not at the execution layer (tools/call). Any client that knows a tool name can invoke it directly regardless of the configured restriction mode. The access control was effectively cosmetic. This issue has been patched in version 3.6.0.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/Flux159/mcp-server-kubernetes/security/advisories/GHSA-cr22-wjx7-2w6m
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/Flux159/mcp-server-kubernetes/releases/tag/v3.6.0
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0038
EPSS Percentile
29.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-863
Status
published
Products (2)
Flux159/mcp-server-kubernetes
< 3.6.0
npm/mcp-server-kubernetes
0 - 3.6.0npm
Published
Jun 11, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 12, 2026