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CVE-2026-81096 evidence review

mims-harvard ToolUniverse

ToolUniverse ran caller-supplied Python inside a sandbox that could be escaped, on a server that required no authentication. The executor behind the python_code_executor tool, in python_executor_tool.py, inspected the submitted source for a denied list of attribute names and calls but left the attribute-lookup builtins available and did not stop a dunder attribute reached through a string lookup or through a module already permitted, so a caller could walk from a literal's class to its base and enumerate subclasses to obtain a reference to the process and subprocess modules. A per-call argu...

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Productmims-harvard ToolUniverse
Affected versions<= 1.2.6
Fixed versionsNo verified fixed-version field is available yet
Priority basisReview · CVSS 9.3 · EPSS -
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Identify the product and installed version

Record whether mims-harvard ToolUniverse is present, where it is installed, and which interfaces are exposed.

  • Record the product name, package or appliance identifier, and installed version.
  • Identify internet-facing, administrative, API, and internal access paths.
  • Preserve the pre-change configuration and relevant service logs.
02

Compare the affected range

Use the current record as an identification aid: <= 1.2.6. Resolve incomplete inventory results before deciding that an asset is unaffected.

03

Verify the authoritative remediation source

Open the linked source material and locate a direct vendor advisory for this CVE. Confirm the supported fixed release and product-specific update path before making a production change.

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