Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable?

Yes. The issue lies in the HTTP interface, so any attacker who can send requests to the exposed docker-mcp-server endpoint may be able to exploit the command injection.

What level of access does an attacker need?

The attacker needs network access to the service. Whether authentication is required depends on the specific deployment, but the described weakness does not rely on insider access alone.

What is the safest general fix pattern?

Replace shell-based command construction with safe, parameterized subprocess APIs or direct Docker SDK calls, combined with strict validation of all user-supplied identifiers and image names. Avoid any string concatenation into shell commands.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-77) in docker-mcp-server HTTP Interface

CVE-2026-5741

Published:

Apr 7, 2026

Status:

Awaiting Analysis

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

Recent Vulnerabilities

CWE-77;CWE-78

CRITICAL RISK

CRITICAL

(9.8)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU CGI Handler setAccessDeviceCfg

Remote Code Execution on the Router

April 12, 2026

CWE-77;CWE-78

CRITICAL RISK

CRITICAL

(9.8)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU CGI setLedCfg Handler

Remote Code Execution on the Router

April 12, 2026

Vulnerability Type

Category:

OS Command Injection

CWE:

CWE-77;CWE-78

Impact:

Remote Code Execution

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.3)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

OS Command Injection

CWE:

CWE-77;CWE-78

Impact:

Remote Code Execution

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.3)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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OS Command Injection (CWE-77) in docker-mcp-server HTTP Interface

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

CRITICAL RISK

CRITICAL

(9.8)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU CGI Handler setAccessDeviceCfg

CRITICAL RISK

CRITICAL

(9.8)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU CGI setLedCfg Handler

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