An npm Package for AI Agent Orchestration Just Shipped With Its Front Door Unlocked. Here's What the CVE Actually Reveals.
A new npm package for AI agent orchestration has been released with a significant security vulnerability. The CVE-2026-46701 reveals that the package's server can be exploited by attackers to gain unauthorized access. This vulnerability highlights potential risks in the growing MCP ecosystem as it scales.
- ▪The vulnerability allows attackers to gain full orchestrator access through a series of code flaws.
- ▪An attacker can invoke 22 exposed MCP tools silently by tricking a user into visiting a malicious web page.
- ▪The integrity impact of this vulnerability is rated High, allowing attackers to corrupt shared state and manipulate agent configurations.
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