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CVE-2026-5833

5.3 · MEDIUM

A security vulnerability has been detected in awwaiid mcp-server-taskwarrior up to 1.0.1.

Published Apr 9, 2026CWE-74EPSS 1.08%

Overview

CVE-2026-5833 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 9, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A security vulnerability has been detected in awwaiid mcp-server-taskwarrior up to 1.0.1. This impacts the function server.setRequestHandler of the file index.ts. Such manipulation of the argument Identifier leads to command injection. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The name of the patch is 1ee3d282debfa0a99afeb41d22c4b2fd5a3148f2. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/awwaiid/mcp-server-taskwarrior/GitHubgithub.com/awwaiid/mcp-server-taskwarrior/commit/1ee3d282debfa0a99afeb41d22c4b2fd5a3148f2GitHubgithub.com/awwaiid/mcp-server-taskwarrior/issues/8GitHubgithub.com/awwaiid/mcp-server-taskwarrior/issues/8#issuecomment-4139402095GitHubgithub.com/user-attachments/files/25923228/mcp-server-taskwarrior_bug.pdfRefvuldb.com/submit/789810Refvuldb.com/vuln/356289Refvuldb.com/vuln/356289/cti

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-5833?

CVE-2026-5833 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 9, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2026-5833?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-5833?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2026-5833?

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