Critical-risk tools in Redcap

Critical severity Redcap MCP Server 6 of 38 tools

6 of the 38 tools in Redcap are classified as critical risk. This page profiles those tools specifically, with recommended policy actions and the attack patterns that target them.

Every operation listed below is an action PolicyLayer recommends controlling at the transport layer. Open any tool to see the full profile, risk score, and YAML policy snippet.

Tools at critical risk

delete_arms Destructive

Delete arms from a longitudinal REDCap project.
delete_events Destructive

Delete events from a longitudinal REDCap project.
delete_file Destructive

Delete a file attachment from a REDCap record field.
delete_instrument Destructive

delete_instrument
delete_records Destructive

Delete records from the REDCap project by record ID.
remove_field Destructive

remove_field

Attacks that target this class

Critical-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.

Destructive Action Autonomy
Privilege escalation via admin-only tools
Data exfiltration via tool chaining
Runaway Tool Loops

Critical-risk tools in Redcap

Tools at critical risk

Attacks that target this class

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