---
id: CVE-2025-65720
aliases:
  - GHSA-8j86-h8gg-797p
title: GPT Researcher MCP STDIO configuration allows remote command execution
summary: GPT Researcher MCP STDIO configuration allows remote command execution
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cwe:
  - CWE-77
vendor: gpt-researcher
product: gpt-researcher
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - 'gpt-researcher >= 0.14.5, <= 0.14.7'
published: '2026-07-16'
updated: '2026-10-02'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-02T22:38:52Z'
source: GHSA
sourceUrl: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8j86-h8gg-797p'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-65720'
  - url: 'https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher'
  - url: 'https://www.ox.security/blog/gpt-researcher-remote-code-execution'
  - url: >-
      https://www.ox.security/blog/mcp-supply-chain-advisory-rce-vulnerabilities-across-the-ai-ecosystem
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8j86-h8gg-797p'
tags:
  - ghsa
  - pip
epss: 0.00892
epssPercentile: 0.58005
ingestedAt: '2026-10-02T23:34:57.404Z'
---

## Overview

An issue in Open Source GPT Researcher v3.3.7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on a victim system via user interaction with a crafted HTML page.

## Affected packages

- `gpt-researcher >= 0.14.5, <= 0.14.7`

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for the patched release.