CVE-2026-22252

critical

Description

LibreChat is a ChatGPT clone with additional features. Prior to v0.8.2-rc2, LibreChat's MCP stdio transport accepts arbitrary commands without validation, allowing any authenticated user to execute shell commands as root inside the container through a single API request. This vulnerability is fixed in v0.8.2-rc2.

References

https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/anthropic-mcp-design-vulnerability.html

https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/security/advisories/GHSA-cxhj-j78r-p88f

https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/commit/211b39f3113d4e6ecab84be0a83f4e9c9dea127f

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-01-12

Updated: 2026-01-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.9

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00036