High-risk tools in Linux Network Scanner MCP Server
37 of the 37 tools in Linux Network Scanner MCP Server 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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aircrackScanExecuteaircrackScan
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bettercapScanExecutebettercapScan
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cameraScanExecutecameraScan
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cmdExecuteRun an arbitrary shell command and stream output (human-friendly).
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completeHostScanExecutecompleteHostScan
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dirbScanExecutedirbScan
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directCmdExecuteRun a direct command via blocking Popen.communicate and return structured JSON.
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exploitScanExecuteexploitScan
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fastPortScanExecutefastPortScan
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ftpBruteForceExecuteftpBruteForce
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gobusterScanExecutegobusterScan
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httpBruteForceExecutehttpBruteForce
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intrusiveScanExecuteintrusiveScan
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iotScanExecuteiotScan
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ldapScanExecuteldapScan
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lynisAuditExecutelynisAudit
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malwareScanExecutemalwareScan
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medusaFtpScanExecutemedusaFtpScan
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medusaSshScanExecutemedusaSshScan
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networkDiscoveryExecutenetworkDiscovery
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onvifScanExecuteonvifScan
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opensslTestExecuteopensslTest
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osDetectionExecuteosDetection
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portScanExecuteportScan
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printerScanExecuteprinterScan
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routerScanExecuterouterScan
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rtspScanExecutertspScan
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securityScanExecutesecurityScan
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smbScanExecutesmbScan
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snmpScanExecutesnmpScan
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sshBruteForceExecutesshBruteForce
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sslScanExecutesslScan
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sslscanScanExecutesslscanScan
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ultimateSecurityAuditExecuteultimateSecurityAudit
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vulnerabilityScanExecutevulnerabilityScan
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webScanExecutewebScan
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zmapScanExecutezmapScan
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.