High-risk tools in MCP Windows Desktop Automation
34 of the 50 tools in MCP Windows Desktop Automation are classified as high 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 high risk
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processWaitExecuteprocessWait
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processWaitCloseExecuteprocessWaitClose
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runExecuterun
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runAsExecuterunAs
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runAsWaitExecuterunAsWait
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runWaitExecuterunWait
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winWaitExecutewinWait
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winWaitActiveExecutewinWaitActive
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winWaitCloseExecutewinWaitClose
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controlShowExecutecontrolShow
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autoItSetOptionExecuteautoItSetOption
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clipPutExecuteclipPut
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controlClickExecutecontrolClick
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controlClickByHandleExecutecontrolClickByHandle
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controlCommandExecutecontrolCommand
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controlFocusExecutecontrolFocus
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controlHideExecutecontrolHide
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controlMoveExecutecontrolMove
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controlSendExecutecontrolSend
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controlSetTextExecutecontrolSetText
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mouseClickExecutemouseClick
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mouseClickDragExecutemouseClickDrag
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mouseDownExecutemouseDown
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mouseMoveExecutemouseMove
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mouseUpExecutemouseUp
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mouseWheelExecutemouseWheel
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processSetPriorityExecuteprocessSetPriority
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sendExecutesend
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toolTipExecutetoolTip
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winActivateExecutewinActivate
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winActivateByHandleExecutewinActivateByHandle
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winCloseExecutewinClose
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winMoveExecutewinMove
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winSetStateExecutewinSetState
Attacks that target this class
High-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.