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7. Unknown Transitive Dependencies in Tool Chains

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7. Unknown Transitive Dependencies in Tool Chains

MCP tools often rely on CLI tools (nmap, curl) or packages (requests, pycrypto) without visibility into their CVEs.

Tech Detail:

  • No SBOM (Software Bill of Materials)
  • No dynamic runtime dependency scanner

Exploit Potential:

  • curl <7.84 allows command injection
  • Python packages with typosquatted names (reqeusts) silently exfiltrate

Mitigation:

  • Run syft or trivy on tool containers
  • Publish signed SBOMs and track transitive CVEs
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