dbt-mcp: Argument Injection in dbt CLI Tool Wrappers via node_selection and resource_type Parameters

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-44968
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-07-16 18:16:43 UTC
Updated2026-07-21 13:32:38 UTC
Descriptiondbt-mcp is a Model Context Protocol server for interacting with dbt. Prior to 1.17.1, _run_dbt_command() in src/dbt_mcp/dbt_cli/tools.py appended unsanitized node_selection and resource_type values to the dbt subprocess argument list, allowing an MCP client to inject dbt global flags such as --profiles-dir, --project-dir, and --target into subprocess.Popen even though shell=False prevents shell metacharacter injection. This issue is fixed in version 1.17.1.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 0.001370000 probability, percentile 0.035220000 (date 2026-07-21)

Problem Types: CWE-88 | CWE-88 CWE-88: Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary6.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED6.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Getdbt Dbt Mcp Server All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Dbt-labs Dbt-mcp affected < 1.17.1 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-mcp/security/advisories/GHSA-xpww-f6pm-cfhq 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 github.com Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-mcp/releases/tag/v1.17.1 [email protected] github.com Release Notes
github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-mcp/pull/752 [email protected] github.com Issue Tracking, Patch
github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-mcp/commit/6534507b5e7a729758d5baece155602cad0bb22f [email protected] github.com Patch
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