execute_tokenStore_stealAndUse

What execute_tokenStore_stealAndUse does on Cobalt Strike MCP Server

AI agents invoke execute_tokenStore_stealAndUse to trigger actions in Cobalt Strike MCP Server. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

Why execute_tokenStore_stealAndUse is rated High

This tool performs active exploitation: stealing authentication tokens and immediately using them to execute actions under a different security context. This is an Execute category action (runs code/operations with externally-controlled effects), but with critical severity due to immediate privilege escalation/lateral movement impact, unauthorized access to protected resources, and potential for cascading compromise.

From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states 'Steal a token and immediately use it' - describes execution of token theft and impersonation operations. Cobalt Strike context indicates this is red team attack infrastructure for compromised system control.

The rule that runs execute_tokenStore_stealAndUse 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 execute_tokenStore_stealAndUse, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "execute_tokenStore_stealAndUse": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "execute_tokenstore_stealanduse_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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