CVE-2026-39884: mcp-server-kubernetes is a Model Context Protocol server for Kubernetes cluster management. Versions…
- Occurred
- Apr 15, 2026
- Published
- Apr 15, 2026
- Source
- NVD CVE
Summary
mcp-server-kubernetes is a Model Context Protocol server for Kubernetes cluster management. Versions 3.4.0 and prior contain an argument injection vulnerability in the port_forward tool in src/tools/port_forward.ts, where a kubectl command is constructed via string concatenation with user-controlled input and then naively split on spaces before being passed to spawn(). Unlike all other tools in the codebase which correctly use array-based argument passing with execFileSync(), port_forward treats every space in user-controlled fields (namespace, resourceType, resourceName, localPort, targetPort) as an argument boundary, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary kubectl flags. This enables exposure of internal Kubernetes services to the network by injecting --address=0.0.0.0, cross-namespace targeting by injecting additional -n flags, and indirect exploitation via prompt injection against AI agents connected to the MCP server. This issue has been fixed in version 3.5.0.
Tags
- CVE
- CVE-2026-39884
- cvss:HIGH
- agent-fail:injection-direct
- agent-fail:tool-selection
- agent-cause:prompt-design
- agent-cause:framework-bug
Classification
Rationale: Vulnerability in MCP server allows argument injection enabling unauthorized kubectl commands via prompt injection against connected AI agents.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8