CVE-2025-14542 (GCVE-0-2025-14542)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-13 09:59 – Updated: 2025-12-13 22:54
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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)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-501 - Trust Boundary Violation
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Affected: 0 , < 1.1.0 (python)
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