getBeaconConsoleTail

What getBeaconConsoleTail does on Cobalt Strike MCP Server

AI agents call getBeaconConsoleTail to retrieve information from Cobalt Strike MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why getBeaconConsoleTail is rated Low

This tool retrieves console output from a beacon (C2 agent) without modifying or executing anything. It is a Read operation by function. However, severity is high because Cobalt Strike is inherently an offensive tool used to simulate attackers, and access to beacon console output could reveal sensitive operational details, command history, or exfiltrated data.

From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'get' and description states 'Get recent streamed console output' — retrieves data without modification. However, the context is Cobalt Strike, a command & control framework used for adversary simulation and offensive operations.

The rule that runs getBeaconConsoleTail safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Cobalt Strike MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For getBeaconConsoleTail, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "getBeaconConsoleTail": {}
  }
}

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