---
id: CVE-2026-5833
title: >-
  A security vulnerability has been detected in awwaiid mcp-server-taskwarrior
  up to 1.0.1
summary: >-
  A security vulnerability has been detected in awwaiid mcp-server-taskwarrior
  up to 1.0.1. This impacts the function server.setRequestHandler of the file
  index.ts. Such manipulation of the argument Identifier leads to command
  injection. T…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-74
  - CWE-77
published: '2026-04-09'
updated: '2026-07-24'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5833'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/awwaiid/mcp-server-taskwarrior/'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/awwaiid/mcp-server-taskwarrior/commit/1ee3d282debfa0a99afeb41d22c4b2fd5a3148f2
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/awwaiid/mcp-server-taskwarrior/issues/8'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/awwaiid/mcp-server-taskwarrior/issues/8#issuecomment-4139402095
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/user-attachments/files/25923228/mcp-server-taskwarrior_bug.pdf
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/789810'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/356289'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/356289/cti'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00712
epssPercentile: 0.52202
ingestedAt: '2026-07-24T08:22:37.672Z'
---

## Overview

A security vulnerability has been detected in awwaiid mcp-server-taskwarrior up to 1.0.1. This impacts the function server.setRequestHandler of the file index.ts. Such manipulation of the argument Identifier leads to command injection. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The name of the patch is 1ee3d282debfa0a99afeb41d22c4b2fd5a3148f2. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.

## Remediation

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