CVE-2026-58168 - DeepTutor before version 1.4.10 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows low-privilege users
CVE-2026-58168 + DeepTutor before version 1.4.10 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows low-privilege users + High + 2026-06-30
One-sentence business risk
Attackers can turn a normal application path into code execution, making this a direct production-host takeover risk.
Research notes
- Root cause: DeepTutor before version 1.4.10 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows low-privilege users to invoke unrestricted MCP tools due to the allowed_mcp_tools function returning None instead of a denied result when mcp_tools is omitted from a use.
- Affected versions: before version 1.
- Fixed / safe versions: version 1.4.10 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that a.
- Public exploit / PoC signal: the consulted NVD/GHSA/vendor sources describe the trigger class; treat it as reproducible until patched.
- CVSS: 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Exact vulnerable code pattern
run("tool " + user_controlled_value)
Fixed / mitigated code pattern
run(["tool", user_controlled_value], shell=False) with an allowlisted argument schema
Dependency or runtime update:
rg -n "affected component|CVE-2026-58168" .
# update affected runtime/product to version 1.4.10 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that a
Step-by-step integration guide
- Inventory
affected componentacross source, lockfiles, SBOMs, container images, CI images, and deployment manifests. - Upgrade to
version 1.4.10 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that aor apply the exact vendor patch referenced below. - Replace the vulnerable
command-injectionpattern with the fixed pattern and fail closed on malformed input. - Add a regression test that exercises the advisory trigger and proves the request is rejected, bounded, or authorized.
- Deploy through canary, monitor security logs and resource metrics, then remove temporary edge blocks only after all runtimes are fixed.
Alternative mitigations
- Disable the vulnerable feature path while the package/runtime update rolls out.
- Add WAF or reverse-proxy rules for traversal tokens, prototype-polluting keys, oversized frames, shell metacharacters, or unauthenticated tool calls matching the trigger class.
- Restrict internal egress, rotate exposed secrets, and revoke affected tokens/keys if the vulnerability can disclose config, logs, JWT secrets, proxy credentials, or PKI material.
- For admin/API authorization issues, temporarily require elevated roles and explicit ownership checks at the gateway.
Detection signature
id: cve-2026-58168-deeptutor-before-version-1-4-10-contains-an-auth
source: NVD bulk JSON feed
dependency_or_product: "affected component"
affected: "before version 1"
fixed: "version 1.4.10 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that a"
signals:
- "command-injection"
- "../"
- "__proto__"
- "tools/call"
- "wp_ajax_nopriv"
- "pickle.loads"
- "shell command construction"
action: "upgrade, add regression test, and verify deploy artifact"
Copy-paste skill
You are remediating CVE-2026-58168 (DeepTutor before version 1.4.10 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows low-privilege users) in this repository.
Find every affected dependency, runtime, image, service configuration, and reachable code path. Upgrade or patch to version 1.4.10 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that a. Replace the vulnerable command-injection pattern with a fail-closed implementation, add a regression test for the trigger shape, and update deployment/SBOM artifacts. If this repository does not control the affected runtime, create TRIAGE.md naming the owner, affected version, fixed version, and blocking decision.
Keywords, affected tech stack, and revenue tags
- Keywords:
CVE-2026-58168,command-injection,affected component,NVD bulk JSON feed. - Affected tech stack:
general. - Revenue tags:
sellable_to_fintech,enterprise_blocker,high_priority_sla.
References
- https://github.com/HKUDS/DeepTutor/commit/90046374b3dcd4f8a866d2d64a64440bc08eb2ef
- https://github.com/HKUDS/DeepTutor/pull/579
- https://github.com/HKUDS/DeepTutor/releases/tag/v1.4.10
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-58168
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/deeptutor-insecure-default-grants-unrestricted-mcp-tool-access-to-non-admin-users