{"id":"CVE-2026-51997","title":"An issue in geelen mcp-remote 0.1.16 through 0.1.38 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the open() functions","summary":"An issue in geelen mcp-remote 0.1.16 through 0.1.38 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the open() functions","severity":"high","published":"2026-09-24","updated":"2026-09-24","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-24T21:08:55.030","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-51997","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/geelen/mcp-remote","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/geelen/mcp-remote/security/advisories","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/playb0t/mcp-remote-oauth-security/blob/v1.0.1/advisories/F-08-browser-url-validation.md","label":"cve@mitre.org"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-09-24T15:45:56.640Z","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-09-25T16:30:01.121484Z"},"cvssSource":"adp","slug":"CVE-2026-51997","body":"## Overview\n\nAn issue in geelen mcp-remote 0.1.16 through 0.1.38 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the open() functions\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":211081,"id":"CVE-2026-51997","ts":1790356444371,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"8.8"},{"seq":211080,"id":"CVE-2026-51997","ts":1790356444371,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"high"}]}