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ForgeCode automatically executes arbitrary commands from malicious .mcp.json

ForgeCode, an AI pair-programming CLI, automatically loads and executes MCP servers defined in a repository's .mcp.json file without user confirmation, allowing arbitrary code execution when developers evaluate untrusted repositories.

Disclosed 17 July 2026 · Record updated 1 October 2026

Impact

Arbitrary code execution with invoking user's privileges when running ForgeCode in cloned untrusted repositories

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Sources

  1. nvd.nist.govhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57860