dbt-mcp is a Model Context Protocol server for interacting with dbt. Prior to 1.17.1, _run_dbt_command() in src/dbt_mcp/dbt_cli/tools.py appended unsanitized node_selection and resource_type values to the dbt subprocess argument list, allowing an MCP client to inject dbt global flags such as --profiles-dir, --project-dir, and --target into subprocess.Popen even though shell=False prevents shell metacharacter injection. This issue is fixed in version 1.17.1.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
dbt-labs dbt-mcp affected
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< 1.17.1 affected —

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Advisories
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-xpww-f6pm-cfhq dbt MCP Server has an Argument Injection in dbt CLI Tool Wrappers via node_selection and resource_type Parameters
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https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-mcp/commit/6534507b5e7a729758d5baece155602cad0bb22f cve-icon
https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-mcp/pull/752 cve-icon
https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-mcp/releases/tag/v1.17.1 cve-icon
https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-mcp/security/advisories/GHSA-xpww-f6pm-cfhq cve-icon
History

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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Description dbt-mcp is a Model Context Protocol server for interacting with dbt. Prior to 1.17.1, _run_dbt_command() in src/dbt_mcp/dbt_cli/tools.py appended unsanitized node_selection and resource_type values to the dbt subprocess argument list, allowing an MCP client to inject dbt global flags such as --profiles-dir, --project-dir, and --target into subprocess.Popen even though shell=False prevents shell metacharacter injection. This issue is fixed in version 1.17.1.
Title dbt-mcp: Argument Injection in dbt CLI Tool Wrappers via node_selection and resource_type Parameters
Weaknesses CWE-88
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-16T17:48:29.604Z

Reserved: 2026-05-08T16:23:33.263Z

Link: CVE-2026-44968

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