Get detailed information about a specific user
AI agents call inject_net_user_detail to retrieve information from Cobalt Strike MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves user account information (likely via net user commands on Windows), which is a Read operation. However, severity is elevated to 'high' because: (1) it operates in the context of a red team attack framework (Cobalt Strike), (2) detailed user information can enable privilege escalation, lateral movement, or credential targeting, and (3) it's deployed on a compromised system where such…
From the tool's definition Tool name 'inject_net_user_detail' and description 'Get detailed information about a specific user' indicate data retrieval.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get detailed information about a specific user. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Cobalt Strike MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Cobalt Strike MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for inject_net_user_detail: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Cobalt Strike MCP Server. Nothing to install.
inject_net_user_detail is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the inject_net_user_detail rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for inject_net_user_detail. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
inject_net_user_detail is provided by the Cobalt Strike MCP Server MCP server (mickeydb/cobalt-strike-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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