---
id: CVE-2026-37006
title: >-
  A vulnerability in the WebSocket endpoint of gpt-researcher v0.14.7 and before
  allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to achieve code execution via
  malicious Model Context Protocol configurations.
summary: >-
  A vulnerability in the WebSocket endpoint of gpt-researcher v0.14.7 and before
  allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to achieve code execution via
  malicious Model Context Protocol configurations.
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-287
published: '2026-08-27'
updated: '2026-09-09'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-09T16:04:24.933'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-37006'
references:
  - url: 'http://gpt-researcher.com'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://yerangamage.com/cves/detail/?slug=gptresearcher-websocket-rce'
    label: cve@mitre.org
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0061
epssPercentile: 0.47873
ingestedAt: '2026-09-09T16:14:05.516Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability in the WebSocket endpoint of gpt-researcher v0.14.7 and before allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to achieve code execution via malicious Model Context Protocol configurations.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.