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CVE-2026-44968: dbt MCP Server has an Argument Injection in dbt CLI Tool Wrappers via node_selection and resource_type Parameters

May 14, 2026

_run_dbt_command() in src/dbt_mcp/dbt_cli/tools.py constructs the dbt subprocess argument list by appending user-supplied MCP tool parameters without sanitization. Two independent injection vectors exist. An MCP client can inject arbitrary dbt global flags — such as --profiles-dir, --project-dir, and --target — by crafting the node_selection string (Vector 1) or the resource_type JSON array (Vector 2). Because subprocess.Popen is called with shell=False and a list argument, shell metacharacter injection is not possible; however, this provides no defense against argument list injection (CWE-88), where attacker-controlled tokens are interpreted by the target process as flags rather than values.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-xpww-f6pm-cfhq
  • github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-mcp/releases/tag/v1.17.1
  • github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-mcp/security/advisories/GHSA-xpww-f6pm-cfhq
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44968

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.17.1

Fixed versions

  • 1.17.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.17.1 or above.

Impact 6.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-88: Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

Source file

pypi/dbt-mcp/CVE-2026-44968.yml

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