GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI

GHSA-m8x7-r2rg-vh5g FastMCP has a Command Injection vulnerability - Gemini CLI

MEDIUM Published 2026-03-31 Modified 2026-04-06 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2025-64340
Ecosystem
PyPI
Packages
fastmcp
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-78
Reviewed
2026-03-31

Affected packages

• PyPI fastmcp: < 3.2.0 → fixed in 3.2.0

Description

Server names containing shell metacharacters (e.g., `&`) can cause command injection on Windows when passed to `fastmcp install claude-code` or `fastmcp install gemini-cli`. These install paths use `subprocess.run()` with a list argument, but on Windows the target CLIs often resolve to `.cmd` wrappers that are executed through `cmd.exe`, which interprets metacharacters in the flattened command string. PoC: ```python from fastmcp import FastMCP mcp = FastMCP(name="test&calc") @mcp.tool def roll_dice(n_dice: int) -> list[int]: """Roll `n_dice` 6-sided dice and return the results.""" return [random.randint(1, 6) for _ in range(n_dice)] ``` ``` fastmcp install claude-code server.py # or: fastmcp install gemini-cli server.py ``` On Windows, this opens Calculator via the `&calc` in the server name. Impact: Arbitrary command execution with the privileges of the user running `fastmcp install`. Affects Windows hosts where the target CLI (one of claude, gemini) is installed as a `.cmd` wrapper. Does not affect macOS/Linux, and does not affect config-file-based install targets (cursor, goose, mcp-json). Patched in #3522 by validating server names to reject shell metacharacters.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2025-64340 FastMCP is the standard framework for building MCP applications. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness

References