Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting node-code-sandbox-mcp package, versions <1.3.0
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- published14 Jul 2025
- disclosed8 Jul 2025
- creditAlessio Della Libera
Introduced: 8 Jul 2025
CVE-2025-53372 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade node-code-sandbox-mcp to version 1.3.0 or higher.
Overview
node-code-sandbox-mcp is a Run arbitrary JavaScript inside disposable Docker containers and install npm dependencies on the fly.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Injection via the child_process.execSync function. An attacker can execute arbitrary system commands on the host machine by supplying crafted input parameters, which are not properly sanitized.