Vulnerability · CVE-2026-6942
radare2-mcp version 1.6.0 and earlier contains an os command injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by bypassing the comman…
Published Apr 23, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · radare2 mcp server
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-6942. EPSS is 2.98%. Act only if a listed version of radare2 mcp server is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Critical9.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 2.98%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe radare/radare2 mcp server · stated radare2 mcp server
radare2-mcp version 1.6.0 and earlier contains an os command injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by bypassing the command filter through shell metacharacters in user-controlled input passed to r2_cmd_str(). Attackers can inject shell metacharacters through the jsonrpc interface parameters to achieve remote code execution on the host running radare2-mcp without requiring authentication.
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- cpe radare/radare2 mcp serverversion unspecified
- stated radare2 mcp server<= 1.6.0
How to fix CVE-2026-6942
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-6942. EPSS is 2.98%. Act only if a listed version of radare2 mcp server is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with radare2 mcp server <= 1.6.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-78: OS Command Injection. EPSS 2.98%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Apr 23, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
radare2-mcp version 1.6.0 and earlier contains an os command injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by bypassing the command filter through shell metacharacters in user-controlled input passed to r2_cmd_str(). Attackers can inject shell metacharacters through the jsonrpc interface parameters to achieve remote code execution on the host running radare2-mc
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
radare2-mcp version 1.6.0 and earlier contains an os command injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by bypassing the command filter through shell metacharacters in user-controlled input passed to r2_cmd_str(). Attackers can inject shell metacharacters through the jsonrpc interface parameters to achieve remote code execution on the host running radare2-mc
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-6942
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-6942
30-day exploitation probability 3.0%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-6942
radare2-mcp version 1.6.0 and earlier contains an os command injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by bypassing the command filter through shell metacharacters in user-controlled input passed to r2_cmd_str(). Attackers can inject shell
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.