CVE-2025-14542 (GCVE-0-2025-14542)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-13 09:59 – Updated: 2025-12-13 22:54
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Command execution in python-utcp allows attackers to achieve remote code execution when fetching a remote Manual from a malicious endpoint
Summary
The vulnerability arises when a client fetches a tools’ JSON specification, known as a Manual, from a remote Manual Endpoint. While a provider may initially serve a benign manual (e.g., one defining an HTTP tool call), earning the clients’ trust, a malicious provider can later change the manual to exploit the client.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-12-13 22:54 UTC
CWE
- CWE-501 - Trust Boundary Violation
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/python… | third-party-advisory |
| https://github.com/universal-tool-calling-protoco… | patch |
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